I bluster as though I know what I am doing.
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Bluster
/ˈblʌs.tɚ/
Synonyms for "bluster" (242 found)
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10 entriesbluster campaignbluster of winddisplay of blusterfit of blustergrandiose blusterpolitical blusterpublic blustersea of blusterviolent blustervocal bluster
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If you take away all the geopolitical bluster between India and Pakistan, you can still see how much these two nations have in common. I personally am fascinated and love both of them. I even wish they never split.
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They’re just bluff and bluster.
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Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
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