grandiosity
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“Its whimsical grandiosity practically invites us to use the passive voice, a kind of verbal genuflection.”
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Mr. Armitage’s language is striking for its restraint; he does not traffic in the faux-archaic grandiosity, the inflated diction donning the mask of authenticity, that has helped mar so many earlier attempts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
It was also a rebuke to the idea of grandiosity, in which inflated self-regard amounts to a distorted relationship with reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
It is the section he highlights the most, with characteristically chilling grandiosity.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025
Such grandiose declarations were commonplace during Ceaujescu’s reign, for his master plan—to create a nation worthy of the New Socialist Man—was an exercise in grandiosity.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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