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pontificate

verb

Definition of pontificate

as in to rant

disapproving to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children.

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Recent Examples of pontificate The language of a sociopath is very easy to have a mustached, twirly guy speaking and pontificating and vaguely threatening tropes, but to really give him a kind of humanity, vulnerability. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026 Over the course of the last three weeks, some of the biggest names in the business of reporting on (and pontificating about) sports media have transformed themselves into a scruffy simulacrum of the town elders from Footloose. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Lorraine, Google’s chief marketing officer, pontificated at conferences and in op-eds about building diverse, inclusive teams. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 And the players tend to be reluctant to pontificate about the inner machinations of bargaining, especially on a stage purported to celebrate the game. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pontificate

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This should be the proper way to handle things, whenever these idiot artists decide to rant.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Elon Musk is ranting on X in response to the upcoming documentary, Musk.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rant

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After that, the NFL put out another video that showed Chiefs rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane raving about Kelce.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
The Canes also continue to try to flip several 2027 players, including linebacker Aston Whiteside, a Texas A&M commitment who raved about his UM visit last weekend.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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