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bombast

[bom-bast] / ˈbɒm bæst /


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Eye-rolling over Gorka’s bombast has given way to anxiety about the administration’s preparedness to identify and stop major plots.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

For more than 25 years, under the name Harriet Tubman, Messrs. Ross, Gibbs and Lewis have crafted a gorgeous balance of bombast and repose, and a distinctive approach to trio interplay.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

In the closing minute, it switches into stadium rock bombast, as the band sing, "I'll follow you into the sun".

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

The 42-year-old Pacific Palisades native attributes his many lives to having an unparalleled amount of energy, a strain of inner bombast that could be likened to strobes of light and patterns behind closed eyelids.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

My father stepped forward and began a speech as stuffed with words as an actor’s coat is stuffed with bombast to make him fat.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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