as in pomposity
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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
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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
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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
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That kind of rhetoric is escalatory.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Regardless, the Islamic Republic’s response has been to frame criticism as betrayal, suggesting that those who question support for Gaza or Lebanon are complicit with imperialism – a narrative enforced through a mix of rhetoric and coercion.—
Kamran Talattof,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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Reid’s score alternates between rhapsody and pandemonium, with the latter winning out in a riotous coda.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rest of this rhapsody in blue at the Alamodome?—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The zone would include energy infrastructure such as wind power facilities, a crude oil pipeline, data centers and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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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
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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 11 Jan. 2026.
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