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grandiose

[gran-dee-ohs, gran-dee-ohs] / ˈgræn diˌoʊs, ˌgræn diˈoʊs /


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It’s always been about the grandiose dreams of Donald Trump.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

His threats and boasts are laced with grandiose language and delivered in a booming, British-accented voice.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The fight for new capital saps investment from other sectors, while meeting increasingly grandiose ambitions requires more computing power, which in turn demands more energy, which stokes energy price increases, and so on.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Many of those projects have struggled as grandiose vision and gravity-defying architectural plans have met budget reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Any joy she had once taken in dancing had left her, as had her grandiose dreams of being, at twelve years old, the youngest prima ballerina in the history of ballet.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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