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blustering

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verb

present participle of bluster

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Recent Examples of blustering
Adjective
Without the distracting histrionics of the blustering Republican nominee, the Vance-Walz face-off could prove more substantive than the two presidential debates that took place this summer. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blustering
Adjective
  • In Biden’s tenure, U.S. adversaries have grown increasingly brazen in their provocations and ramped up cooperation with each other.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The rise of brazen, unlicensed marijuana sellers is a relatively new phenomenon, probably driven in part by growing public acceptance of marijuana and the relatively easy access to pot being cultivated for legal sale in dozens of states.
    Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Domestic violent extremists have increasingly shared tactics with each other on using guns to attack electric power stations in a move that likely escalates the threat to US critical infrastructure, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained last year by CNN.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Expect more videos aimed at further upsetting supporters of a losing candidate and designed to incite violent protests, officials have said.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The frequency range of the FT1 is wide, but the treble never sounds shrill and the bass never booms or imposes on the mids.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The shrill blast of the whistle signaled their departure, and the locomotive strained to pull away from the station, making the carriage jolt.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire.
    Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry.
    Sarah Kent, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018
Adjective
  • For years, politicians have made increasingly strident promises to curb migration to the UK; for the most part, those promises have fallen short.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
  • However, Harris' strident support for Volodymyr Zelensky and his country's battle against Vladimir's Putin's invasion won recognition from security experts.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • In the recent Saturday Night movie, which mythologizes the series’ turbulent birth, Gabrielle LaBelle (playing a young Michaels) gives a speech about how SNL should feel like a wild night out in the city, all jazz and revelry.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • In these turbulent times, the role of states in safeguarding fundamental rights has never been more crucial.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Usually, those scenes focus on Bridget Everett’s Sam, whose brassy voice can punch a hole into any heart.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • To do so, this uses a blend of ultra-violet pigments that counteract yellow and brassy tones to ensure your color is always up to your standard in between salon appointments.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Kotb and co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager definitely had fun on Today's Halloween celebration, when the two performed a Titanic skit with Kotb dangling off the side of a door in a stormy sea.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The show is of exceptional intimacy—just 40 seats—and guests are borne to the Casa, too, by the sea route, conveyed by boat around the periphery of the island to a landing so small and rocky as to be unnavigable in stormy seas.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

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“Blustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blustering. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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