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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
There was also opponent-relative verbiage sprinkled throughout as the schedule was being announced.
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Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Regional presidents Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis, Lorie Logan of Dallas and Beth Hammack of Cleveland released statements explaining their votes, offering similar rationale regarding the verbiage in the statement — but not over the decision to keep a hold on rates form their current position.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
That produced a jumble of verbiage difficult for voters to decipher.
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John Seiler,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
The Roadrunners are also using the spring to adjust to new offensive coordinator Rick Bowie, adapting to fresh verbiage that is closer to how Traylor operated during his days as a high school coach at Gilmer.
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Greg Luca,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Regional presidents Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis, Lorie Logan of Dallas and Beth Hammack of Cleveland released statements explaining their votes, offering similar rationale regarding the verbiage in the statement — but not over the decision to keep a hold on rates form their current position.
—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
That produced a jumble of verbiage difficult for voters to decipher.
—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
The Roadrunners are also using the spring to adjust to new offensive coordinator Rick Bowie, adapting to fresh verbiage that is closer to how Traylor operated during his days as a high school coach at Gilmer.
—
Greg Luca,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbiage
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Complete 10–15 repetitions per leg.
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Despite decades of repetition, eating more carrots will not give you night vision.
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For too long Western leaders have been deterred by Putin’s escalation rhetoric.
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Concha argued that her positions and rhetoric reflect a broader shift in the Democratic Party toward socialism and extremism.
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Eight groups challenged the department’s definition in court, representing nurse practitioners, therapists, speech language pathologists and more.
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Keep language simple, confirm times, and leave extra room between commitments.
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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.
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.
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This isn’t to suggest that Young needs to pick up where Hunt has left off, in terms of salty diction.
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But Auschwitz had also left its mark on his diction—a sort of verbal tattoo.
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Clarity In the AI era, verbosity is free and clarity is expensive.
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.
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Attorney General Andrea Campbell needs to clear the air over her role in the income tax ballot question wording that the state Supreme Judicial Court found misleading.
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The group also suggested that the wording of the ordinance could prohibit the city from taking any actions related to the stadium before a vote can take place, including issuing bonds and authorizing building permits.
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The second is diffusion, where AI moves beyond the companies building it and spreads across every sector of the economy.
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To accelerate this diffusion, collaboration between government, business, civil society, and academia will be vital to share risks, smooth the path to market, and ensure that technological breakthroughs have a positive impact on societies.
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“Verbiage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbiage. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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