bombastic
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Bombastic yet intimate, fantastical yet sensible, Colbert’s farewell to his Comedy Central audience and his conservative alter ego was about as lovely and loving as TV can be.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Bombastic, unrepentant, with a ribald sense of humor and a defense that leaned heavily into his desire to make Germany great again, Göring came out swinging.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
"Bombastic? Of course it's bombastic," Steinman told Q magazine.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2022
Bombastic drums and a steamy bass line added intensity to his slinky hometown homage “The Beach,” a clear-eyed opening song that also worked as a road map to the different avenues of heartache.
From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021
Bombastic masquerade of the genuine impulse is not uncommon among place-hunters in Parliament and popularity-hunters in constituencies, and the honest instinct is thereby brought into disrepute.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
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