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
On-hand inventories of enriched uranium below five percent as well as natural uranium in the gaseous form would be limited to the amount required to meet near-term fueling needs.
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Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
At the very end of the star’s life, after all of the gaseous layers have formed, the iron core of the star forms, Miller explained.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Now, the University of California, Riverside, study proposes that exoplanets, especially large, gaseous ones like Jupiter, could act as natural laboratories for dark matter search.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
At the very end of the star’s life, after all of the gaseous layers have formed, the iron core of the star forms, Miller explained.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Now, the University of California, Riverside, study proposes that exoplanets, especially large, gaseous ones like Jupiter, could act as natural laboratories for dark matter search.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaseous
Adjective
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Bannon’s fantasy functions as a rhetorical weapon—a way of probing how far the cult of personality can go before the rule of law pushes back.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The rhetorical battle over blame and ending the federal government shutdown is getting hotter, at least for some in Arizona’s congressional delegation.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Suarez blames too many New Yorkers moving in for the inflated real-estate prices.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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In high-cost coastal cities, higher incomes tend to offset the inflated prices.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The dynamics have changed now—especially in the heart of the gassy Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Aug. 2025
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The bubbles from carbonation add extra gas to your digestive system, and chia’s soluble fiber can slow down digestion, which may leave you feeling overly full or gassy.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Gaseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaseous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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