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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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The rhetoric echoed his previous justification for the pullout: that the agreement imposed unfair economic burdens on the U.S. while allowing other countries, like China, to continue polluting.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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Fourteen years after their initial passage, the record is clear: contrary to the rhetoric, New York’s sanctuary laws have proven to be potent crime fighting tools.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lighting too forms a kind of architectural language, with track fixtures, uplights, and Ingo Maurer icons casting a calm collective glow.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
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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The new memorandum, whose wording is less forceful than that of its predecessor, arrives alongside an executive memorandum ordering federal agencies bring federal employees back into the office five days a week.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Jan. 2025
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In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.—
Dana Blanton,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Anyway, political verbosity, as measured by State of the Union addresses, has risen during the twenty-first century.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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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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The model will be trained on large data sets of formulations and components for cosmetics.—
Britney Nguyen,
Quartz,
18 Jan. 2025
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This intensive stain remover reveals a white smile with its 35% carbamide peroxide formulation.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Verbiage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbiage. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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