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as in ringing
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
the tenor's orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs
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as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism
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Recent Examples of orotund
But the extravagance of Tudor self-aggrandizement is almost comical, and it wasn’t limited to the orotund Henry plastering his face onto biblical kings.
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
Novoselov had a boisterous, orotund way of talking that even the interpreter seemed to have trouble making sense of.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
The speaker’s orotund oratory, his mannered put-downs, his mock pretentiousness, his pompous, practiced, often hilarious jawing will be no more.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2022
Novoselov had a boisterous, orotund way of talking that even the interpreter seemed to have trouble making sense of.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
The speaker’s orotund oratory, his mannered put-downs, his mock pretentiousness, his pompous, practiced, often hilarious jawing will be no more.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
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His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
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For popular half-day hikes, popular jaunts include the Smith Spring Trail (around two miles round-trip), Devil’s Hall Trail (around 4 miles round-trip), or McKittrick Canyon Trail (between 5 and 7 miles round-trip).Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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In green and in red, and even in gold, Skinny and round, wispy and bold.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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Giving them physical form, Byers doubles down on Rabelais’ rhetorical position but also destabilizes it by materializing the books’ nonexistence.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Experts say the trick is a little rhetorical jiu-jitsu, choosing your destination carefully and knowing what to say if someone tries to dress you down.Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2020
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Interim head coach Antonio Pierce benches Garoppolo in favor of rookie Aidan O’Connell, setting up another reverberant comment from Adams.David Lombardi, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
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The sounds and demands of our environments are constantly changing and introducing different types of competing noise, reverberant acoustics, and attention distractors.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2019
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Holiday Leftovers Salad Turn cold leftover turkey, roast beef, or other holiday meats into a vibrant, nutritious salad that’s perfect for an instant lunch and a healthy way to kick off the new year.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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In addition, Liverpool has a vibrant credit card business with more than 7.6 million credit card holders.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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More than 50 years later, her awkward but deeply charming coming-of-age story is still richly resonant.Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Indelible characters, taut prose, deft pacing, and resonant questions about bearing witness make this a winner.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
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Meet the rotund rascal Sir John Falstaff and the wise wives of Windsor in one of Shakespeare’s most raucous comedies.Joey Morona, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Orotund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orotund. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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