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as in chatterers
a person who talks constantly
a politician who is the stereotypical backslapping blowhard
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as in braggarts
someone who boasts
a blowhard who always had to act like she was better than anyone else
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Recent Examples of blowhards
Or the skewering and scathing kind from social media, where everyone’s a target by armchair quarterback blowhards, including over four mixed starts at Arizona State in 2023.
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Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of those findings will be contrary to the interests of the blowhards who, at least temporarily, control our nation, and so they may be suppressed for the moment.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowhards
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According to the Korean Folk Art website, tigers were believed to keep away evil spirits, while magpies brought good news, and the animals were painted together to make a strong pairing.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But, if so, wouldn’t whistle-blowers have turned up something by now?—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky’s take on this material is, to borrow a term from the game that’s both Hank’s obsession and a reminder of his failure, a straight-down-the-middle pitch compared to his usual mind blowers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Blowhards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowhards. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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