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grandiloquent

[gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt] / grænˈdɪl ə kwənt /


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Prone to social media outbursts, grandiloquent speeches and public spats, Petro has burned through more than 60 ministers in four years.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

“Liquid silk,” “otherworldly,” “heaven in a cup,” and more resounding, grandiloquent, highly praiseful words and phrases fill your mind when you taste this amazing brew.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023

In part that is because it is so representative: grandiloquent and absurd at the same time; the words of a diva, uttered at a time when divas were going out of style.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2022

Some are free-standing edifices, others are storefronts bearing grandiloquent names.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2020

I trim the grandiloquent excesses on this and the other answer before e-mailing them to Amu.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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