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waxing

[wak-sing] / ˈwæk sɪŋ /
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enlarging
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Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

And they really started to change when subpar waxing cost Randall a medal at the 2014 Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“Fed leaders would be well served to skip opportunities to share their latest musings. The swivel-chair problem, rhetorically waxing and waning with the latest data release, is common and counterproductive,” Warsh said last April.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

Robyn’s not interested in waxing poetic about society’s expectations of her as a mother.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Haynes was waxing rhetorical—the critics don’t want to jettison everything from the past.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann