Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloviating
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Juxtaposed to Colman Domingo’s blustering portrayal of Joe Jackson and Jaafar Jackson’s uncanny performance as his late uncle Michael, Long has found a way to make silence load-bearing.—
Zeba Blay,
SELF,
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Eddie, a blustering man who’s often the loudest to laugh at the fat jokes hurled his way, is on the cusp of landing a new contract for his own variety show at CBS, a much larger network than his and Maggie’s current employer.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Trump continued ranting as Welker tried to fit in more questions about the weaponization fund, but the president said he was done with the interview, thanking Welker for the time and wishing her a good day before walking away.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
12 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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There’s been ad nauseam amounts of pontificating about the current state of the Democratic party.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 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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With raping, raving misogynists in the highest offices and loudest cultural bandwidths of the world, women of all classes have cause to be righteously filled with rage, betrayal, and disappointment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Many are raving about Melanie’s look both before and after, while others are calling for more body inclusivity on Love Island USA.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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Its rapid-fire introduction and shorthand for Samus’ in-world mythos, omitting all the baggage of previous games, is akin to first act setup of a middling summer blockbuster — complete with a vanilla cast of characters primed for spouting exposition.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 Dec. 2025
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Overall, that eruption dispensed just under 11 million cubic yards of lava from inside the volcano, with both vents spouting off at a combined average rate of more than 600 cubic yards per second.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
23 Nov. 2025
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Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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In July, influential Trumpistas such as Tucker Carlson, Laura Loomer and Steve Bannon were huffing and fuming over the lack of transparency, and some observers wondered whether anger over Epstein would divide the MAGA faithful.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Bloviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloviating. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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