as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep
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An analysis by the company found that the likely cause was the failure of a pressurized tank that stores gaseous nitrogen for the ship's environmental control system, which triggered the explosion.
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Netflix is looking to the stars — in case, the gaseous spheroidal celestial bodies, not Hollywood celebs — to push users to stream more content.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
The ignorosphere forms a boundary between Earth's gaseous shroud and outer space.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
In a November land deal with the state, Global Laser Enrichment obtained more than 600 acres adjacent to the gaseous diffusion plant.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Netflix is looking to the stars — in case, the gaseous spheroidal celestial bodies, not Hollywood celebs — to push users to stream more content.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025
The ignorosphere forms a boundary between Earth's gaseous shroud and outer space.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
In a November land deal with the state, Global Laser Enrichment obtained more than 600 acres adjacent to the gaseous diffusion plant.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaseous
rhetorical
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Whether these rhetorical jabs will resonate with voters or simply serve to inflame partisan divisions remains an open question.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Just asking questions Kennedy and other MAHA proponents also employ another powerful rhetorical tactic: raising questions about topics that have already reached a scientific consensus.—
Megan Donelson,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Gaseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaseous. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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