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
The moment was meant to be provocative—to leverage a bit of verbiage, once used almost exclusively by a minority community and its subcultures, for clicks and likes and 15 seconds of social-media attention.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 May 2025
There's the verbiage that goes with it and everything.
—Outside Online, 21 May 2025
Shakespeare’s verbiage is carefully calibrated to sound as much like a real conversation as possible.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
This lack of clarity amongst our verbiage, then, spills over into confusion amongst the general population and marketplace.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 May 2025
There's the verbiage that goes with it and everything.
—Outside Online, 21 May 2025
Shakespeare’s verbiage is carefully calibrated to sound as much like a real conversation as possible.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
This lack of clarity amongst our verbiage, then, spills over into confusion amongst the general population and marketplace.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbiage
Noun
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These are foods that ground us in heritage, identity and repetition.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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From shooting mechanics and footwork to decision-making and off-ball movement, their game is shaped by repetition and efficiency rather than flair.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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In recent weeks, investor worries have eased in response to calmer rhetoric on tariffs from the White House and forecasts that the Federal Reserve rate will lower interest rates, analysts told CBS MoneyWatch.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The bond market turmoil reportedly prompted Trump’s administration to retreat from some of its more aggressive trade war rhetoric.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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To invoke a cliche, the movie teaches you how to watch it, establishing a visual language early and hammering it often.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
20 June 2025
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There were also issues among people who speak a language other than English.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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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 Fuller, too, keeps shifting her diction into high gear.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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This was the voice of Suzanne Vega, a singer with little in the way of vocal dynamics or overt flourish, just a diction of great clarity and control.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
Noun
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How other Idaho leaders have reacted to public land sale U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, opposed the original wording of the provision alongside Crapo, speaking out for the first time last Friday in a statement to the Statesman.—
Alex Music,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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The wording of the notice suggests the collected data can be used much more broadly than past department data sets.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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But Sieh is the standout, emitting a complex blend of sardonic acceptance, cynical verbosity and submerged emotional longing.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Coogler can let his characters’ verbosity get the better of story momentum.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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Designed for the Mindful Drinker Wims! products contain a 1:1 blend of 4mg THC and 4mg CBD, a low-dose formulation by design.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Heat-shedding concrete cuts air conditioning demand, lighter formulations require less material per structure, and energy-storing concrete could potentially replace carbon-intensive battery manufacturing.—
Andres Clarens,
The Conversation,
23 June 2025
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“Verbiage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbiage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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