- present participle of grandstand.
grandstanding
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You have the extremes that call the ball on so many debates, partly I guess it’s social media, TikTok, it’s the grandstanding by members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Elon Musk has made several grandstanding predictions about when he believes humankind will reach the red planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Instead, officials “chose grandstanding instead of the normal process” and arrested Williamson at home Wednesday, despite her being seriously ill and in need of a liver transplant, Scott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Hitler discovered that courtrooms were the perfect platform for his political grandstanding.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
He was grandstanding, Inej saw that, buying her time as she leapt over the slate shingles.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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