as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
another gassy speech by a long-winded politician
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Recent Examples of gassy
But the Bezos Earth Fund and Global Methane Hub kicked off a $27.4 million program that’s aimed at breeding cattle and other farm animals that are naturally less gassy.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
On both trips our daughters were able to get mere feet from a habituated mob of meerkats, which delighted them to no end, and have close encounters with rhinos (including a memorable gassy baby moment that taught us how sensitive their sense of smell is), lions, cheetahs, and more.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, DeCicco cautioned, carbonated beverages can make individuals feel bloated and gassy, and can aggravate reflux issues.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Canada is left with nothing but a foul smell emitted from the rear end of crumbling Euro-imperialism—an odor filled with gassy European politics that waft in the face of Canadian desire for change and peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
On both trips our daughters were able to get mere feet from a habituated mob of meerkats, which delighted them to no end, and have close encounters with rhinos (including a memorable gassy baby moment that taught us how sensitive their sense of smell is), lions, cheetahs, and more.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, DeCicco cautioned, carbonated beverages can make individuals feel bloated and gassy, and can aggravate reflux issues.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Canada is left with nothing but a foul smell emitted from the rear end of crumbling Euro-imperialism—an odor filled with gassy European politics that waft in the face of Canadian desire for change and peace.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassy
Adjective
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However, that evolution remains more rhetorical than structural, at least for now.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 June 2025
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Differences of opinion between economists, scorekeepers and analysts are commonplace, as are the heated rhetorical attacks lobbed at the Congressional Budget Office.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The images show ultra-fine bright and dark stripes (called striations) in the thin, gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere known as the photosphere, according to a statement from the National Solar Observatory (NSO), which operates the solar telescope.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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This clean-sheet architecture optimizes the use of gaseous hydrogen, addressing the challenges of incorporating this fuel into existing aircraft designs.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Gassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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