as in hot air
boastful speech or writing
all his talk of how he would easily win the boxing match turned out to be so much fanfaronade
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This week’s heat dome is caused by a stubborn ridge of high pressure that has trapped hot air over the West like a lid on a pot.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Butterss’ bassline works like the ropes that keep a hot air balloon tethered to earth.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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What is needed now, Fingerhut added, is a stronger, more coordinated pushback before rhetoric escalates into violence.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe.—
Robert Klemko,
The MMQB,
13 July 2017
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If the turquoise waters of the Caribbean are calling your name, consider Bonaire as your spring break brag.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The infamous length of Infinite Jest is, in this sense, a central feature of its ethic: not bigness as brag but duration as discipline.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The chatter led General Mills to buy La Tiara’s assets in June for $10 million.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Herson said he’s not focused on the chatter.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
15 Mar. 2018
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“Fanfaronade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanfaronade. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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