bombastic
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In proper context, those quotes are less bombastic than they might sound.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
In 2015, as leader of Israel's centre-left Labour party, Herzog vied to oust Netanyahu as prime minister, presenting himself as a subdued, even-keeled alternative to the bombastic "Bibi".
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Alejandro González Iñárritu cast the Hollywood star as a bombastic Texas oil baron in “Digger,” bringing the actor back to art-house cinema after almost two decades focused largely on action blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
His intentional balance of silence and audio amplifies one of the movie’s most famous moments, Adenoid Hynkel’s gibberish speech, into a bombastic, hilarious aural onslaught.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father’s bombastic pressure, and in mother-bird fashion Momma was more concerned with her crippled offspring than the one who could fly away from the nest.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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