turgidity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turgidity
Noun
  • After all, as Everett reminds us with comic pomposity: The journey matters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2025
  • Right now, his focus is on doing eight shows a week, while injecting a Big Easy swing to the Major General’s pomposity.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The truth is, there is rarely a Merritt Wever or an Adrien Brody in awards speeches—extreme cases of brevity or verbosity that stun both those in the room and at home.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With tariff rhetoric back at the forefront, analysts warned sentiment could quickly unravel.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • None of this is helped by the last few years of fiery political rhetoric around transgender youth.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reid’s score alternates between rhapsody and pandemonium, with the latter winning out in a riotous coda.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of this rhapsody in blue at the Alamodome?
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to significant coastal flooding, the storm will be accompanied by 45 mph wind gusts and periods of heavy rain.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The storm generated wind gusts 100 mph or more in western Alaska Sunday, akin to the gusts Category 1 or 2 hurricanes are capable of.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Known for his extraordinary oratory skills, everyone who has been around Levy has a story to tell about his Marvisms and motivational speeches.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Her brand at the time was something like the Obama of the antipodes: a liberal media darling, icon of the global anti-Trump resistance, transitioning smoothly from lofty oratory to easygoing relatability.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“Turgidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turgidity. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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