bombastic
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"I've got a new word, it's bombastic," Quaresma says.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
His campaign to sell the president has been bombastic and loud, pure hustle.
From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026
Looking at you, Avengers Campus, a half-finished land with a bombastic orchestral score and familiar, urban design that wouldn’t be out of place in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
“There’s a lot that’s so bombastic and so outrageous and so unprecedented that how do you—’Oh, I’ve got a great Trump impression, and I have him saying this.’
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
“He’s not bombastic like Brahms, or romantic like Chopin.”
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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