as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Recent Examples of bombastic
Ninja Gaiden 4, co-developed by Team Ninja and Platinum Games, has two protagonists: the young, bombastic Yakumo and the brutally efficient veteran Ryu.
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Advertising was bombastic, aggressive, loud and macho.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
His bombastic claims aside, Trump inherited a solid economy that had grown steadily despite high interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve to fight inflation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
But the echoes of ’70s Queen at their most bombastic and the early ’00s style dance-break, which allows Adonxs to embrace his inner Jennifer Lopez, ensures it just about avoids such territory.
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—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Advertising was bombastic, aggressive, loud and macho.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
His bombastic claims aside, Trump inherited a solid economy that had grown steadily despite high interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve to fight inflation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
But the echoes of ’70s Queen at their most bombastic and the early ’00s style dance-break, which allows Adonxs to embrace his inner Jennifer Lopez, ensures it just about avoids such territory.
29.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombastic
rhetorical
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Trump has also repeatedly undercut Zelenskyy and provided rhetorical support to Putin, expressing skepticism of any criticism directed toward the Russian leader, and seeking to force Ukraine to make territorial concessions without guaranteeing their freedom and sovereignty in the future.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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In the first debate last week, Cuomo largely steered clear of any rhetorical hiccups.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombastic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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