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                    as in rhetoric
                                                
              
          
                                                      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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                    as in wind
                                                
              
          
                                                      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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