Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloviating
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Out-of-work electrician Bart Ross, who had a long history of ranting against judges and lawyers, shot himself two days later during a traffic stop outside Milwaukee.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026 -
The first 10 minutes of the film are set in Norms, where a grungy man staggers in with a bomb, ranting about artificial intelligence.—
Fielding Buck,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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After haranguing the receptionist, he was eventually granted a 15-minute audience with Fujita, who advised his teenage devotee to focus on future technologies like computers.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rather than the writer pontificating about how Pfleger needs to retire from active priesthood, how about a better use of his time by advocating the notion that pedophile priests should be retired to jail.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Utopia Bedding 4-piece Bed Sheets Despite being just $15, countless shoppers can’t stop raving over these Utopia Bedding bed sheets—in fact, over 182,000 people have given them a five-star rating on Amazon.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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The internet can’t stop raving about K-beauty products—specifically about Medicube’s K-beauty products.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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The heat is there; no spouting steam and water necessary.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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No Kings hasn’t been hijacked by leftist groups with more extreme agendas, spouting strident anti-American language that’s bound to repel ordinary people.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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The show portrays devious, cocaine-huffing young bankers climbing the ranks of global finance, and Yasmin—or Yas, for short—has cut the least noble path of all.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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While a bunch of gatekeeping owners were huffing about clarity, the invisible architect kept building without drawing attention.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Another underestimated hazard is blowing dust.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Bloviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloviating. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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