grandiloquent
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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
Such is the power of certain books when you’re young, even books that are critically dismissed as pulpy and grandiloquent, as Rice’s often were.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021
Steve would speak to the warders in a condescending and grandiloquent style that they probably did not understand.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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