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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

While some critics dismissed the records as grandiloquent and sketchily produced, we embraced their quirky storytelling and spontaneous energy.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

In charge of that renovation were Philip Johnson and John Burgee — architects of the yet more grandiloquent New York State Theater, across the plaza.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

But, even in his most grandiloquent moments, he couldn’t have imagined the star treatment that crime novelist James Ellroy had in store for him.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2021

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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