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grandiloquence

noun

gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s

Definition of grandiloquence

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boastful speech or writing a heavyweight champion who was famous for his entertaining grandiloquence prior to every match

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language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention

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Recent Examples of grandiloquence Much of that singularity was centered in McCarthy’s prose, which ricocheted—sometimes gracefully, sometimes jarringly—between gruff matter-of-factness and soaring, biblical grandiloquence. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 June 2023 Several of them can fly, and all have at least a touch of grandiloquence to them. — Michael Nordine, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Rylance plays him with chest puffed out into grandiloquence, the painful shuffle of a man with no unbroken bones, and the periodic grace of a pixie. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022 Many times, vision statements end up being washed up by grandiloquence. — Nacho De Marco, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 There will be plenty more rhetoric, pomposity and grandiloquence in the next few weeks as negotiations between the union and MLB get hot and heavy. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 May 2020 Behind the grandiloquence of his note was a young man, alone, under extraordinary stress. — Barton Gellman, Washington Post, 11 May 2020

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Though the pace of attacks is a far cry from the peak of their war, Washington and Tehran have traded fire in recent days and rhetoric from both sides has been aggressive, while passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Many leaders also called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lower the temperature of his rhetoric critical of Israel.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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All the bombast and charisma of the music and the persona were made to feel depressingly small.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
The problem with the abstract expressionists’ relentless courting of the sublime was that the process of distillation produced too much bombast.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

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But smokejumpers generally eschew the spotlight—even a hint of braggadocio amid their ranks is looked down upon—and so their work feels especially shrouded.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Against this stripped down but still bumping backdrop, Christmas and Crack’s loose, witty braggadocio shines.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026

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