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grandiloquence

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gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s

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boastful speech or writing a heavyweight champion who was famous for his entertaining grandiloquence prior to every match

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language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention

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Recent Examples of grandiloquence Much of that singularity was centered in McCarthy’s prose, which ricocheted—sometimes gracefully, sometimes jarringly—between gruff matter-of-factness and soaring, biblical grandiloquence. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 June 2023 Several of them can fly, and all have at least a touch of grandiloquence to them. — Michael Nordine, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Rylance plays him with chest puffed out into grandiloquence, the painful shuffle of a man with no unbroken bones, and the periodic grace of a pixie. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022 Many times, vision statements end up being washed up by grandiloquence. — Nacho De Marco, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 There will be plenty more rhetoric, pomposity and grandiloquence in the next few weeks as negotiations between the union and MLB get hot and heavy. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020 Behind the grandiloquence of his note was a young man, alone, under extraordinary stress. — Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 11 May 2020

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Others have felt personally attacked by Kennedy’s anti-establishment rhetoric.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Galliano berated a French couple with antisemitic and anti-Asian rhetoric in February 2011, which led to his conviction.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

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The problem with the abstract expressionists’ relentless courting of the sublime was that the process of distillation produced too much bombast.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
The players either dramatically make or subtly avoid eye contact with one another as the song builds to an epic crescendo, complete with eerie chanting, orchestral bombast, and booming timpani drums.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

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