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
The discards soon ended up in a massive tank that mimics a cow’s digestion — minus the release of gassy byproducts — where they were turned into compost and renewable energy.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Imagine being trapped in tight quarters with a gassy old sailor.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
But the Bezos Earth Fund and Global Methane Hub kicked off a $27.4 million program that’s aimed at breeding cattle and other farm animals that are naturally less gassy.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The exoplanets as puffy as cotton candy Super-puff planets have tiny cores and thick gassy coats of hydrogen or helium, such that their overall density is as light as cotton candy.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Imagine being trapped in tight quarters with a gassy old sailor.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
But the Bezos Earth Fund and Global Methane Hub kicked off a $27.4 million program that’s aimed at breeding cattle and other farm animals that are naturally less gassy.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The exoplanets as puffy as cotton candy Super-puff planets have tiny cores and thick gassy coats of hydrogen or helium, such that their overall density is as light as cotton candy.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassy
Adjective
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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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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.—
Robert J. Einhorn,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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Thermal gasification is a more involved process that heats organic waste to even higher temperatures, completely splitting molecules apart and creating just gaseous fuel and biochar.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Gassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassy. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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