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Recent Examples of bluster
Noun
There’s bluster and sorrow; there’s aggression and tenderness. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024 Most of the psychological handwringing is thus offloaded to Garner, who proves that her terrified facial expressions are truly top shelf, and the switch of perspectives is an interesting pivot from the usual how-do-I-tame-my-inner-predator bluster. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
Like the band's music, the show's script reflects how Thornton's cadence and rhythm as an actor allow for quiet, expressive moments and blustering ad-libs that often carry the power of the statements or circumstances that dominate a scene. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 Nov. 2024 The new songs are thick but plush, intimidating but inviting, blustering but unhurried. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bluster 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluster
Noun
  • Because of the rhetoric out there, this is an opportunity for boards to reengage in a discussion on what is our DEI agenda and commitment at a board level, and truly reengage all directors in that conversation.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
  • However, the hostile environment created by anti-Asian rhetoric and violence has stifled their ability to contribute fully.
    John Wang, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes the smallest player can elicit the loudest roar from the Allen Fieldhouse crowd.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • An orchestra joined Scherzinger onstage Monday, as her voice built from a tender whisper to a mighty roar.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ubisoft’s assassins lurk in the shadows and try to kill without commotion while ninjas in popular culture have the same MO.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Protests erupted during the hearing, starting with a woman in military camo whose words were inaudible amid the commotion.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And of course, Dennis Hopper, huffing nitrous oxide as rapist, gang leader Frank Booth is a vision of male bestiality ripped out of a Francis Bacon painting (Lynch has acknowledged Bacon as a key influence on his work).
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Out front, Pastor Rodney Freeman and several volunteers — bundled up in thick winter coats, huffing out little clouds of breath — rush to set up the Bountiful Blessings food pantry.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has always trafficked in absurdity, but there was a time when his bombast at least had a strategic purpose.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • That's because the economic mood is really what seemed to matter most, and many people don't take a lot of what Trump says seriously because of his penchant for bombast and his transactional nature.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fox confirmed the news during shootaround on Wednesday, which didn’t do anything to quell the noise surrounding the team.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Best advice came from a former EY CEO: Find the signal from the noise.
    Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The big picture: This isn't the first time the use of AI at graduation has caused a stir on campus.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This caused a stir since Portnoy endorsed Donald Trump, and Swift was an outspoken supporter of opposing candidate Kamala Harris.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Social media is Trump’s territory, and its norms—insults without consequence, braggadocio, and flame wars—line up neatly with his way of doing politics.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The braggadocio, the charisma and the grit underneath it all is what the city remembered of Henderson, who died at 65, days shy of his birthday on Christmas.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Bluster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluster. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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