as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
turgid leeches having had their fill of blood
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Yet the spark of inspiration that made Apocalypse Now so vibrant and unpredictable is snuffed by a turgid obsession with military ritual.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
He was quickly flown back to Moscow, a trial date was no less quickly set — and then the turgid legal process of one exasperating delay after another took command of events.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Overhaul turgid cumbersome performance reporting to report performance in a clear dashboard with visuals to provide better public understanding of investment performance.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2024
Damien is a reluctant Antichrist who takes ten turgid episodes to kind of maybe embrace his inherent evil in this single-season A&E TV series created by The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
He was quickly flown back to Moscow, a trial date was no less quickly set — and then the turgid legal process of one exasperating delay after another took command of events.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Overhaul turgid cumbersome performance reporting to report performance in a clear dashboard with visuals to provide better public understanding of investment performance.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2024
Damien is a reluctant Antichrist who takes ten turgid episodes to kind of maybe embrace his inherent evil in this single-season A&E TV series created by The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Turgid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turgid. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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