as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
another gassy speech by a long-winded politician
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Recent Examples of gassy
Sour Diesel is another favorite, featuring earthy, piney, and gassy notes.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Everyone gets gassy from time to time, but some people may be more likely to experience excessive gas than others.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Underlying Health Conditions Being gassy can sometimes come from an underlying health condition, particularly if your gas issue is a new or frequent symptom.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Will Smith was getting gassy with it on the set of Men in Black, according to the film’s director.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Everyone gets gassy from time to time, but some people may be more likely to experience excessive gas than others.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Underlying Health Conditions Being gassy can sometimes come from an underlying health condition, particularly if your gas issue is a new or frequent symptom.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Will Smith was getting gassy with it on the set of Men in Black, according to the film’s director.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassy
Adjective
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Public media, because of the taxpayer subsidy, hits a rhetorical sweet spot for the president.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 2024 Presidential campaign itself involved deafening, five-alarm rhetorical fires.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Overall, the combination of a large head and narrow tail give gaseous comets the appearance of an apple on a stick.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But their accelerating power is limited by the density of the plasma, which is typically a gaseous substance with fewer than 10^18 particles per cubic centimeter.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Gassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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