as in pomposity
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Noun
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Shelby Garza is fiery but relatable as The Nina, and her character’s humility balances that of the arrogant and misogynistic D. Vicious, who Jacob Lopez plays with both sleazy pomposity and vulnerability.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Wagner’s humor deflates pomposity, and gives you permission to trust your own palate first.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Director Scott Ellis understands all this and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hyper-aggressive rhetoric on social media, political extremism, and the normalization of violence are certainly contributing factors.—
Andrew Cuomo,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Perhaps, as more and more people on the right echo white-supremacist rhetoric, some lawmakers might actually just start saying the thing out loud, and the courts will have to act.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Embedded in its arpeggiated pads, chimes, and windswept atmospherics is the same chillmaxed peak-time rhapsody favored by peers like Nick León and Facta, whose ever-consistent imprint with K-Lone, Wisdom Teeth, released this track.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
15 Apr. 2026
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And as this unrecorded rhapsody progresses, dementia weaves its spell.—
Nicholas Dames,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Think of the way the path smells ahead of you, think of the freedom the wind is blowing your way.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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From around 2015, the winds started dragging up relatively warm, salty water from the ocean depths to the surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Noun
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But those seemed better suited to people who wanted to win hearts and minds through stirring oratory.—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Others are former legacy news anchors, who have gained traction by slinging challenging oratory.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Turgidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turgidity. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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