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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Privately, though, McVay had raved to people about Simpson for a couple of weeks and believed the team could develop him into a legitimate starting quarterback, especially given the cushion of time the Rams still expected to get from reigning MVP and current starter Matthew Stafford.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Then, in March, while chatting with Esquire, Rocky raved over his three children, sharing tidbits about his family life.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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“Pontificated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pontificated. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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