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bombast
 

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Noun bombast has 1 sense
  1. bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah - pompous or pretentious talk or writing
    --1 is a kind of grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence, rhetoric

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Bombast

Noun:

  1. Pompous or inflated speech or writing that sounds impressive but lacks meaningful content.
  2. Exaggerated language or grandiose expressions used to impress or deceive.

Sample sentences:

  1. His speech was filled with bombast and empty promises.
  2. The politician's bombast failed to resonate with the voters.
  3. The writer's bombast was praised by some and criticized by others for its lack of substance.

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