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hot air

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Definition of hot air

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boastful speech or writing his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air, since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard

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language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere her campaign promise to "fight for the people" showed a taste for stale hot air

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Recent Examples of hot air Corn mazes, hot air balloon rides to see fall foliage from above, Oktoberfest celebrations, and fall wine and cideries round out the fall festivities. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Avoid lowering the thermostat too much or letting in hot air to prevent system strain or damage. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 22 July 2026 Seal Cracks Openings around windows and doors can let hot air in and cold air out. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 But unlike last week, a batch of dry, excessively hot air is not likely to follow. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot air

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Now, the rhetoric has expanded beyond the candidates themselves, pulling Scholten — who is not running for governor — into the political crossfire.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2026
In other words, Lander did not feel the need to appease the Zionist mob by softening his rhetoric.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of rhetoric

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When Zayn lost the WWE title to Punk less than two weeks after winning it, there was a lot of chatter that he had been shortchanged and would never get a crack at the WWE title again.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Out on the field, chatter started from fans above the Tigers’ dugout.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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By March’s Miami Open, Pospisil’s rant epitomized how the players — the stars who bring in the revenues — were reaching a breaking point.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Take this soon-to-be mom who wrote a rant on Reddit after her mother posted a photo of her ultrasound on her Facebook page—without asking permission first.

— Parents, Parents, 25 July 2026

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