as in rhetorical
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep
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Recent Examples of gaseous
The fact that carbon monoxide gas has previously been detected in this system indicates these objects are rich in volatiles, substances such as hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and methane that easily turn gaseous at low temperatures.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
After blowing off its gaseous outer layers, its core contracts.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
Each color in the model corresponds to different temperatures and altitudes within WASP-18 b’s gaseous atmosphere.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
What’s in the Exhaust The strongest contributors to ozone loss from rockets are gaseous chlorine and soot.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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The Four Freedoms Roosevelt named were not rhetorical ornaments offered as inspiration so much as a diagnosis.—
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Most Venezuelans who are smart recognize that this is a rhetorical device.—
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Another agency investigation revealed that a former CPS employee defrauded the district of potentially more than $135,000 over three years by reporting false or inflated work hours, the report said.—
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Investors also periodically rotated out of tech and into value areas of the market due to worries of inflated valuations in the AI trade.—
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On one end of the spectrum, feeling backed up can leave you bloated, sluggish, gassy and uncomfortable.—
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The dynamics have changed now—especially in the heart of the gassy Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.—
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“Gaseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaseous. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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