as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Watch on Deadline Writer Mak Tin-shu, whose credits include last year’s milestone alien invasion extravaganza Warriors of Future, offsets the action with a generous showering of overwrought melodrama, as is to be expected from such a bombastic crowdpleaser.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Much edgier and less bombastic than the logline implies, Fred Dekker’s joyful throwback combines the spirit of Universal and Hammer classics with a teen adventure plot that borrows equally from The Goonies and The Little Rascals.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Seeing a normally confident and bombastic Sazz with her tail between her legs is brutal.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Clips are one part of the information toolbox, and there’s no denying their force.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombastic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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