- present participle of grandstand.
grandstanding
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In fact, they also create ample opportunity for disruption, grandstanding and subterfuge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Others see his comments as grandstanding meant to stoke investor excitement for what’s being sold as a godlike technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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
Whatever the grandstanding of pundits, it can't have been an easy decision.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
What was meaningful to voters and what was just grandstanding, though, I wasn’t quite sure.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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