as in pomposity
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After all, as Everett reminds us with comic pomposity: The journey matters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 July 2025 -
Right now, his focus is on doing eight shows a week, while injecting a Big Easy swing to the Major General’s pomposity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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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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The anti-American side focuses exclusively on the tragedies, usually makes slavery the chief argument for the prosecution, and dismisses the triumphs as hypocritical rhetoric.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Karbler hopes the rhetoric begins to diminish.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Reid’s score alternates between rhapsody and pandemonium, with the latter winning out in a riotous coda.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rest of this rhapsody in blue at the Alamodome?—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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On the day of the rescue, the temperature on Mount Washington ranged from 29 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill of 2 degrees.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Persistent winds came first from the South then switched with even colder winds coming from the North.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Known for his extraordinary oratory skills, everyone who has been around Levy has a story to tell about his Marvisms and motivational speeches.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her brand at the time was something like the Obama of the antipodes: a liberal media darling, icon of the global anti-Trump resistance, transitioning smoothly from lofty oratory to easygoing relatability.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Turgidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turgidity. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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