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verbiage

[vur-bee-ij] / ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒ /


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There was no verbiage about how the world’s most powerful hardware company would “introduce our audience to the next generation of agentic sports-watching, bringing fans closer to the action than ever before.”

From Slate Jun. 10, 2026

Philosophy has always had to defend itself against the charge that it is empty verbiage, unscientific speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

In a devastating scene, she lets him down about potentially starting a spa with him, using the same verbiage that Tanya used with her in Season 1.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2025

Still, before Bass left town, the regional branch of the National Weather Service was predicting critical fire conditions, verbiage that shifted to “extreme fire weather conditions” on Jan. 5.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2025

That tedious paragraph was filled with metadiscourse—verbiage about verbiage, such as subsection, review, and discussion.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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