He likes to pontificate in his spare time.
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Pontificate
/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/
Synonyms for "pontificate" (152 found)
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Tom read half an article on the new tax laws, but can pontificate on them for hours.
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Don't pontificate so much.
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During a policy discussion awhile^([sic]) back about New York issues, when Mr. Clinton began to pontificate, she told him that he did not exactly know what he was talking about and to hush up.
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