as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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The game's graphics were another particular hallmark, thanks to the bombastic character designs by artist Hyung Tae Kim.
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Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
The bombastic coverage also alluded to the scandal involving Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice-president of Spanish football’s refereeing committee who owned a company that was paid a total of €7.3million (£6.4m; $7.8m) by Barcelona between 2001 and 2018.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The first two weeks of Trump’s presidency have been filled with bombastic threats of tariffs, sanctions and even military action if countries on the receiving end don’t submit.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
His music has served as a vehicle for haunting, bombastic fantasies, often with himself as the villain.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
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Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
The bombastic coverage also alluded to the scandal involving Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice-president of Spanish football’s refereeing committee who owned a company that was paid a total of €7.3million (£6.4m; $7.8m) by Barcelona between 2001 and 2018.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The first two weeks of Trump’s presidency have been filled with bombastic threats of tariffs, sanctions and even military action if countries on the receiving end don’t submit.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
His music has served as a vehicle for haunting, bombastic fantasies, often with himself as the villain.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombastic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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