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hot air

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Definition of hot air

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air, since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard

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language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere her campaign promise to "fight for the people" showed a taste for stale hot air

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Recent Examples of hot air Ceilings were also often taller, to spread hot air out and encourage it to rise. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Larger-scale weather patterns, like hot air being pushed north from the Gulf of Mexico, creates more humidity than regional crop changes, Edwards said. — Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 13 Aug. 2026 Drainages are natural low-lying areas of land that can gather hot air and smoke and then generate intense drafts that drive a fire uphill with dangerous speeds. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The cake, which was custom-made by The Cake Girl, had three tiers designed to look like a night sky with gold stars and moons, light blue and white clouds and small hot air balloons. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot air

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Others have felt personally attacked by Kennedy’s anti-establishment rhetoric.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Galliano berated a French couple with antisemitic and anti-Asian rhetoric in February 2011, which led to his conviction.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

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Tech Challenges While the chair’s speech and the sideline chatter about economic and political events frequently dominate news from the symposium, Jackson Hole is also an important forum for high level debate on economic research.

— Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
In a sprightly performance rife with oddball mannerisms, Gnecco gives Borges equal parts impish wisdom, earthy vulgarity and childlike wonder, rarely letting a moment’s silence go unfilled with eager chatter.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026

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Something happened when Donald Sterling’s racist rants were released in the middle of the 2014 playoff run.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
John Galliano has bowed out of the Met Gala where he was set to be honored, after a backlash over past remarks by the veteran designer, including an antisemitic rant.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

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