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
Project Justice has a larger roster, three versus three tag matches (compared with Rival Schools' two versus two bouts), and team-up mechanics for bombastic special attacks.
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PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s pattern of bombastic demands and then eventual retreat have so far yielded little in the way of results, apart from straining key relationships.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025
My reference for him will always be The Office, that bombastic and un-self-aware human, and Steve could not be farther from that.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
If only this film were half as funny, or bombastic.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s pattern of bombastic demands and then eventual retreat have so far yielded little in the way of results, apart from straining key relationships.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025
My reference for him will always be The Office, that bombastic and un-self-aware human, and Steve could not be farther from that.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
If only this film were half as funny, or bombastic.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombastic
rhetorical
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During Trump's first term, Pirro called for the jailing of FBI and Justice Department staffers, spoke on stage at a Trump campaign event, and ran rhetorical interference for him during his impeachment trials.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 May 2025
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His electoral mandate was forged in backlash to the President’s economic aggression, rhetorical slights, and apparent disregard for Canadian sovereignty.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 May 2025
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombastic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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