as in rhetorical
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
another gassy speech by a long-winded politician
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Recent Examples of gassy
The dynamics have changed now—especially in the heart of the gassy Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
The bubbles from carbonation add extra gas to your digestive system, and chia’s soluble fiber can slow down digestion, which may leave you feeling overly full or gassy.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
But during his promotion of the racing movie, star Brad Pitt reminded us that celebrities are just like us: gassy as hell.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Thankfully, Midas is now fully recovered from his gassy ordeal, and is back to his usual self, running around the house and enjoying life.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2025
The bubbles from carbonation add extra gas to your digestive system, and chia’s soluble fiber can slow down digestion, which may leave you feeling overly full or gassy.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
But during his promotion of the racing movie, star Brad Pitt reminded us that celebrities are just like us: gassy as hell.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Thankfully, Midas is now fully recovered from his gassy ordeal, and is back to his usual self, running around the house and enjoying life.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassy
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The mechanism varied—presidential decree, rhetorical pressure, or quiet resignation—but the outcome proved consistent.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The rhetorical pattern after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti makes this plain.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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These winds of gaseous metals, including iron and calcium, were mapped in three-dimensions, marking the first time astronomers have measured the internal gas motions of a disk orbiting a secondary object such as a planet or low-mass star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The energy department also awarded $28 million to Global Laser Enrichment, which recently obtained hundreds of acres near the gaseous diffusion site and is planning to establish its own enrichment operation.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Jan. 2026
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Oversized fits—from bomber jackets and cow-print fleece coordinates to wide-leg jeans—were balanced with boots with inflated toes and straps.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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The ball itself was usually an inflated animal bladder, like a cow bladder, explains Louis Moore, a professor at Michigan State University, who teaches sports history.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those include Croft's flatulent butler, Winston (Bill Paterson), the explorer's uncle, Atlas DeMornay (Jason Isaacs), and Croft's tech-savvy friend, Zip (Martin Bobb-Semple).—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Jan. 2026
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Now in its fifth season, the Apple TV drama follows a gang of screw-up spies who are nobody’s idea of the Avengers, led by Gary Oldman’s irascible, flatulent Jackson Lamb.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Gassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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