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as in blustery
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as in brazen
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as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly
the rude customer blustered and yelled threats about lawsuits, but eventually left
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Recent Examples of blustering
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Without the distracting histrionics of the blustering Republican nominee, the Vance-Walz face-off could prove more substantive than the two presidential debates that took place this summer.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blustering
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Again, an astute grader would undoubtedly catch your brazen attempt and ding you points accordingly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The boisterous comedian lights up the stage with sly wit and brazen confidence, conveying Moss’ righteous fury over being bottom of the office food chain.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Third, the violent reaction in financial markets that followed Mr. Trump's latest tariff salvo could persuade him to change course.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bravo’s family said the 28-year-old was ending a violent relationship.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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As such, The Studio is shrill and talky, its chaotic scenes sparked by random performers like Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Olivia Wilde and Sarah Polley, all of whom want something from Remick.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
azcentral,
14 Jan. 2020
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Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry.—
Sarah Kent,
WSJ,
10 Sep. 2018
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Jeff Zucker, the company’s chief executive during Mr. Trump’s first term, leaned hard into accountability coverage of the Trump administration and aired strident on-air criticism of the president during prime-time opinion shows.—
Benjamin Mullin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Kennedy, a strident anti-vaccine activist, also appeared to be on a surprisingly smooth path after the Senate voted 53-47 to move forward with his confirmation.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Losses weren’t quite as dire as on Thursday for media and tech stocks, but the morning still signaled a glum end to a turbulent week.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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The court’s decision marks the end of what has been a turbulent presidency.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Considering that purple is the opposite of yellow on the color wheel, colorists apply this theory to hair to successfully balance out brassy tones.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lambert's fantastically brassy response (co-penned by Kacey Musgraves, no less)?—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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During an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month, Wilson got candid about the current stormy political climate under the Trump administration, noting that the messages behind several of the band’s ’70s songs still ring true today.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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This economic tumult is bringing the stormy currents of the labor market to the surface.—
Michael B. Horn,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Blustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blustering. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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