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also rigamarole
as in gobbledegook
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations
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Recent Examples of rigmarole
Love the idea of falling asleep under the stars with a fresh breeze, but not so keen on the whole rigmarole of setting up a tent, digging a hole when nature calls, and sacrificing creature comforts like a luxury mattress or a coffee machine?
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Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2023
Cons: The rigmarole of being asked to choose a text, make a rubbing from it and then name a preferred brand of freedom, all before being allowed to sound the big bell, is gilding the lily.
—Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Recently, the mainline games have felt like hollow copies of the original generation’s charm and soul, introducing new concepts that are subsequently thrown away in sequels and putting players through the same, repetitive rigmarole on the way to becoming a champion.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
Spare yourself the rigmarole, reap the benefits.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 May 2022
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Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2023
Cons: The rigmarole of being asked to choose a text, make a rubbing from it and then name a preferred brand of freedom, all before being allowed to sound the big bell, is gilding the lily.
—Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Recently, the mainline games have felt like hollow copies of the original generation’s charm and soul, introducing new concepts that are subsequently thrown away in sequels and putting players through the same, repetitive rigmarole on the way to becoming a champion.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
Spare yourself the rigmarole, reap the benefits.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 12 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigmarole
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Roberts’s majority opinion is pure gobbledygook The Bruen decision placed an enormously high burden on any government lawyer trying to convince a court that any gun law is constitutional.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 June 2024
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Others claimed the leaks were just artificial intelligence gobbledygook.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Even without immediate action, the rhetoric alone could deeply affect children of immigrants, experts and educators warn.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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And although its rhetoric may not align with that of the West, China should not be imagined as opposed to climate action.Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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In addition to all that work, Coffin voices the demented gibberish spewed by the Minions, the bright yellow creatures who work alongside Gru. Renaud, who co-helmed the fourth installment with Patrick Delage, says that the French influence was also there from the start.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2024
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For example, at one point the voice suddenly sped up and spewed gibberish.Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Even then, the hype heading into that show was minimal, but the execution, on the other hand, exceeded expectations.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Although the limited-edition Taylor Swift gifts might have motivated some untraditional hype around waking up before the crack of dawn for Black Friday deals, scores of people hit the mall early to kick off yet another year of holiday shopping.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2024
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
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Instead, we are given Gomez singing karaoke with a cowboy and Saldana bursting into song and dance during a random gala.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Every song and dance on Dancing With the Stars season 33 Many fans thought the low score was blatantly racist, and Parks alluded to as much in her post-show interviews.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Rigmarole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigmarole. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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