turgidity

noun

Definition of turgiditynext
as in pomposity

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  1. pomposity
  2. verbosity
  3. rhetoric
  4. rhapsody
  5. wind
  6. oratory
Noun
  • Critics sometimes faulted his performances for pomposity.
    Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Berry says that Laszlo’s pomposity thrives because no one in the house is willing to call him out on his nonsense.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of pomposity
Noun
  • When that’s chucked in a blender with his own penchant for spiky-savvy verbosity, the results fizz and pop.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • But many French are deeply sick of hearing his volcanic verbosity.
    Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Definition of verbosity
Noun
  • Yet Biden administration officials have not espoused the same explicitly anti-media rhetoric as Trump and his top allies have for years.
    Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His harsh stance on immigration and refugees echoes the same xenophobic rhetoric that has fueled fear and division across the globe.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of rhetoric
Noun
  • Get ready to ride the rhapsody of today’s top fashion trend.
    Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The Harris campaign wasted no time in ridiculing Trump's rhapsody to Palmer's physique.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of rhapsody
Noun
  • Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, lessening winds and increasing humidity have helped firefighters make progress in the battle against the Franklin fire in Malibu.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of wind
Noun
  • One source of Trump’s instinctive, inimitable political talent is that, for him, oratory and advertisement are entirely coeval domains.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
  • He was not limited to a single playing field either in sports (baseball, basketball, and football) or the arts (acting, oratory, and singing).
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of oratory
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