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marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep
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The contaminant was identified as less than 500 pounds of sulfur dioxide, a gaseous air pollutant associated with respiratory issues and irritation to the eyes, nose and throat.
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Paints, sealants, insulations, metals, and more can release many kinds of volatile organic compounds, gaseous pollutants and particulate matter.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2025
But their accelerating power is limited by the density of the plasma, which is typically a gaseous substance with fewer than 10^18 particles per cubic centimeter.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Chlorine is unstable and, when released, can create a gaseous and toxic plume, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Paints, sealants, insulations, metals, and more can release many kinds of volatile organic compounds, gaseous pollutants and particulate matter.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2025
But their accelerating power is limited by the density of the plasma, which is typically a gaseous substance with fewer than 10^18 particles per cubic centimeter.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Chlorine is unstable and, when released, can create a gaseous and toxic plume, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Gaseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaseous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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