perorated

past tense of perorate
as in mouthed (off)
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech an arrogant scholar who never passes up an opportunity to posture and perorate on stunningly unimportant matters

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  • Fans of the Land of Oz attraction in the North Carolina mountains were distraught over its sudden, announced closing on Friday.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The Canadiens had just given up a short-handed goal allowing the Rangers to tie the game, a goal that had just finished being announced when Gallagher buried that shot from the slot.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • Staff from New Hampshire Public Radio talked to everyone, from roadtrippers to small business owners, state park workers, and local university students.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • While company handbooks have always preached the importance of human capital, the past few years have really driven home the true impact employees have on the bottom line.
    Michael D. Brown, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Last week, Herro preached about the importance of Miami locking into this final stretch of the season, but the team must improve its record during his 40-point performances (0-3 this season) to truly maximize everything its leading scorer provides, for the rest of this season and in the long term.
    James Jackson, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Perorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perorated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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