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as in repetition
the use of too many words to express an idea
teachers loathe the verbiage that students resort to in order to pad a paper
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as in rhetoric
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
the pretentious verbiage that one finds in the reviews of self-important art critics
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as in language
the way in which something is put into words
as per the standard verbiage of military reports, the assault was launched at "0700 hours"
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Recent Examples of verbiage
The sketch coyly upped the ante of such all-or-nothing verbiage—important, but also familiar—when the game’s host (played by Michael Longfellow, following Bill Hader’s original turn) brought out Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia.
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Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Your path winds out of time was meant to be of consequence, and there were so many iterations of what Lilia’s trial would be, and what the spread would be, and what the verbiage of all of it would be.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The chances are that the AI would provide a suggestion as a solution, but then have verbiage clarifying that the AI is not authoritative on the matter.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
To say nothing of Payton’s offensive verbiage, the route concepts, the adjusting on the fly and the speed of NFL defenders once the ball is snapped.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
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Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Your path winds out of time was meant to be of consequence, and there were so many iterations of what Lilia’s trial would be, and what the spread would be, and what the verbiage of all of it would be.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The chances are that the AI would provide a suggestion as a solution, but then have verbiage clarifying that the AI is not authoritative on the matter.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
To say nothing of Payton’s offensive verbiage, the route concepts, the adjusting on the fly and the speed of NFL defenders once the ball is snapped.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbiage
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Relationships need repetition and structure to grow.Serena Dai, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2025
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Rather, these freelancing skills are developed through repetition and practice, and through learning from and watching the habits of other freelancers who've made it to the pinnacles of their careers.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, much of the rhetoric online around looters seems steeped in racist sentiment.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Part of the reason behind that was to control for differences between morphologically rich languages, where a single word may correspond to multiple words in morphologically simple languages.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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Some 240 people work there in various tech startups, AI incubators and food science labs, conducting research and business in at least 14 languages.Ann Abel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
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Branagh’s diction is as precise as ever, but his character’s big speeches are emotional blanks—loud and fast, and seemingly triggered at random.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Here again, Shugart shadowboxes with my diction rather than my analysis.Thomas Shugart, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2021
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That decision sparked frustration from the Premier League and EFL that Leicester had been able to avoid sanctions over the question of jurisdiction due to the wording of the regulations.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Both films use tomes of ancient lore to communicate this mythology, but the wording each movie uses is different.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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When that’s chucked in a blender with his own penchant for spiky-savvy verbosity, the results fizz and pop.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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But many French are deeply sick of hearing his volcanic verbosity.Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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There are a range of OTC medications that treat cough and cold symptoms that already have Tylenol or NSAIDs included in the formulations, says Mangan.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Hydrocodone/acetaminophen offers formulations with 300 mg and 325 mg of acetaminophen per dose, while Percocet only offers 325 mg.Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Verbiage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbiage. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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