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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

Daniel Barenboim led a grandiloquent “Heldenleben” at Segerstrom Center’s older, acoustically troubled hall on an earlier visit of the Vienna Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025

“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

“Birthday Candles” nearly suffocates in such grandiloquent pronouncements and existential metaphors.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

In a grandiloquent, newsreel-style voice, the show’s narrator, Westbrook Van Voorhis, began his report: “Today, at the eastern extremity of the state of Pennsylvania, a remarkable construction project is transforming the face of the countryside.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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