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also rigamarole
as in gobbledygook
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations
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Recent Examples of rigmarole
A little rigmarole for much rejuvenescence.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
20 Mar. 2026
This leads to a chaotic rigmarole in which, bit by bit, the Hungarian mobsters stream downstairs to either take advantage of the girls or do away with them, forcing them to rely on their discipline and athletic training to mount a response.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Now, there’s a bit of rigmarole in getting that price, which includes (according to Google Translate) nabbing a time-specific coupon worth $286 and trading in your old phone.
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Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
The victors of Iraqi elections often enter a familiar rigmarole of bargaining and deal-making to form the largest parliamentary alliance and put a government in place.
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Nabil Salih,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
20 Mar. 2026
This leads to a chaotic rigmarole in which, bit by bit, the Hungarian mobsters stream downstairs to either take advantage of the girls or do away with them, forcing them to rely on their discipline and athletic training to mount a response.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Now, there’s a bit of rigmarole in getting that price, which includes (according to Google Translate) nabbing a time-specific coupon worth $286 and trading in your old phone.
—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
The victors of Iraqi elections often enter a familiar rigmarole of bargaining and deal-making to form the largest parliamentary alliance and put a government in place.
—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigmarole
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This dumbed-down Goebbels gobbledygook revived talking points that Habermas had tried to quash during the Historikerstreit.
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But at least some of it was gobbledygook.
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To us, this rhetoric is not simply an innocent expression of nostalgia.
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Worse, the administration has done so by accepting what was surely the regime’s rhetoric.
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With its collaborations now stretching to Japan, via Nintendo, a globalization defines Illumination — fitting given the international word salad gibberish of the Minions.
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On Saturday Night Live, host Will Ferrell and musical guest Paul McCartney played a couple of gibberish-speaking mechanics who end up taking some naive car owners for a ride.
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Usage spikes can happen suddenly, experimentation expands rapidly across teams and model selection decisions may be driven more by hype than operational efficiency.
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But contrary to the TikTok hype, hypochlorous acid is not a cure-all.
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.
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Also on stage was Danielle Brooks, who MCed the evening and performed a knockout song and dance number.
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Yet, this lovable kids' series continues to teach positive messages through song and dance to this day.
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“Rigmarole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigmarole. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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