as in ranted
disapproving
to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right
We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children.
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Recent Examples of pontificated
Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
From a purple-pod terminalia tree a crimson-breasted shrike pontificated at us.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
From a purple-pod terminalia tree a crimson-breasted shrike pontificated at us.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pontificated
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In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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For several minutes, Nathan ranted about the conditions in the jail.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Grgich had family in the Pacific Northwest, and one of his professors raved about the state’s climate.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
15 May 2026
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Ricci raved about Griffin’s IQ on the floor.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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“Pontificated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontificated. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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