1
as in repetition
the use of too many words to express an idea
teachers loathe the verbiage that students resort to in order to pad a paper
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2
as in rhetoric
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
the pretentious verbiage that one finds in the reviews of self-important art critics
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as in language
the way in which something is put into words
as per the standard verbiage of military reports, the assault was launched at "0700 hours"
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Recent Examples of verbiage
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David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
That verbiage sounds more like a lawyer or politician than one of the world’s leading shipyards.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Having that same voice and verbiage is so critical.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
The objectionable verbiage is sorted into categories, with explanations and descriptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
That verbiage sounds more like a lawyer or politician than one of the world’s leading shipyards.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Having that same voice and verbiage is so critical.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbiage
Noun
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This completes one repetition, or rep, of the movement.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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In a media environment dominated by speed and repetition, images are now interpreted through existing symbolic frameworks before political meaning has time to settle.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
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Nationally, median early career wages range from $40,000 for a foreign language degree to $80,000 for a computer science degree, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Administration officials have cut that time roughly in half, partly by eliminating Spanish-language courses.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.—
Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria,
USA TODAY,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2023
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So what music to my ears were her astute assessment about the precision of Catullus’s diction across languages and the weirdly contemporary vocabulary itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even so, Israel was involved in drafting the resolution and is still trying to influence its wording, the official told CNN.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The new wording would also give the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager's annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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This comes after bursting on to the scene about a decade ago, influencing beauty formulation and packaging everywhere.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Inlyte’s work focused on cathode formulations, processing conditions, and operational protocols that allow iron to match the stability previously demonstrated only by nickel.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Verbiage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbiage. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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