grandiloquent
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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
“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
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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