as in rhetorical
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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Recent Examples of gaseous
The current version runs on compressed gaseous hydrogen, which is limited by tank volume and energy density.
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Omar Kardoudi
may 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
The process typically starts with the conversion of uranium oxide into stable gaseous uranium hexafluoride, or UF6, followed by a centrifuge technique that separates the three isotopes by mass.
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Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
For example, many of the spacecraft operators want gaseous nitrogen (GN2) on hand during launches.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
For example, compaction reduces pore space, which holds oxygen and a lack of oxygen in the soil can increase the rate in which some bacteria perform denitrification, a gaseous loss of nitrogen to the atmosphere.
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Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Omar Kardoudi
may 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
The process typically starts with the conversion of uranium oxide into stable gaseous uranium hexafluoride, or UF6, followed by a centrifuge technique that separates the three isotopes by mass.
—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
For example, many of the spacecraft operators want gaseous nitrogen (GN2) on hand during launches.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
For example, compaction reduces pore space, which holds oxygen and a lack of oxygen in the soil can increase the rate in which some bacteria perform denitrification, a gaseous loss of nitrogen to the atmosphere.
—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaseous
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But Trump so far, it’s mostly been rhetorical.
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Beginning in her early teens, Joyce loved watching Kirk’s debates on Instagram, seeing in them not carefully honed rhetorical tactics but authentic civility.
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Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.
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As Jackson County legislators consider whether to implement a tax credit program to homeowners who paid inflated property tax bills in 2023, county homeowners and organizations are split on who should bear the cost.
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Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman, known to fans of AppleTV series Slow Horses as the shambolic, gassy spy Jackson Lamb, will be honored at this year Edinburgh Television Festival with the fest’s lifetime achievement honor, the Golden Icon Award.
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The Times first reported back in 2024 that the attraction’s gassy cars would be on the way out by the end of 2026.
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“Gaseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaseous. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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