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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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Recent Examples of hot air
Upon arrival, attendees — many of whom donned looks straight out of the Emerald City for opening night — enter the Sphere’s Atrium, with a hot air balloon and flying monkey hanging from the ceiling and a menacing Wizard of Oz head staring down from above.
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
The fiesta started in 1972 with the launch of 13 hot air balloons—nowadays, that number totals more than 500.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Temperatures soared in places where buildings were designed to keep heat in, rather than hot air out.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
This chamber is a patented solution that draws cool air into the radiator rather than pulling hot air away from the system.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
The fiesta started in 1972 with the launch of 13 hot air balloons—nowadays, that number totals more than 500.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Temperatures soared in places where buildings were designed to keep heat in, rather than hot air out.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
This chamber is a patented solution that draws cool air into the radiator rather than pulling hot air away from the system.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot air
Noun
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Between February and May, when Dudek’s tenure ended, his erratic rhetoric and decisions routinely made front-page news.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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By moving from rhetoric to large-scale military action, Maduro is signaling that Venezuela will fight drug trafficking on its own terms while resisting Washington's narrative of Caracas as a narco-state.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe.—
Robert Klemko,
The MMQB,
13 July 2017
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Share wins as punchy screenshots Nobody has time for your three-paragraph humble brag about closing a big deal.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Archetypal playboy Eddie Irvine has always loved a humble brag, renowned for accumulating a long list boys toys assets after following a successful F1 career.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
24 May 2025
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Two types of story dominated the chatter in the newsroom this week.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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Read the Room While everyone’s all for friendly chatter before the game or between plays, once the ball’s in the air, many folks will want to focus all attention on what’s happening on screen.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
15 Mar. 2018
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See Kelly Price’s rant about Black women above and her full spill here.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Waters’ rant about Osbourne continued with another dig at one of Ozzy’s most infamous moments.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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Across the galaxy, stars are born in immense clouds of gas and dust — stellar nurseries where gravity coaxes material to coalesce and ignite.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rupture blasted more than 23 million cubic feet of gas into the air, as much as is used in 365 homes in a year, according to data the company that owns the pipeline, Energy Transfer, reported to the Railroad Commission.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hot air.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20air. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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