perorated

past tense of perorate
as in mouthed (off)
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech an arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters

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  • On June 4, a caller to Danbury City Hall harangued an aide to the mayor about his grievances.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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  • Netflix announced in July that the series is ending following its forthcoming 10th season.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Life of a Showgirl (TLOAS) was announced to great excitement across social media in late August.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • But what if the bees talked back?
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Vrabel preached winning the second half heading into Sunday’s game.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The team has preached its focus on a clean slate ahead of their quest for a second straight championship.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Perorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perorated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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