as in affectation
the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case
the personal essay accompanying his college application was devoid of the inflation and self-aggrandizement that all too often is found in such writings
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Recent Examples of inflation
As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically all across your country.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Beijing, which has struggled to regain economic momentum amid a housing crisis and tepid consumer confidence, says escalating the trade tiff will worsen inflation for American consumers—a scenario Trump ruled out last month.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The two-year Treasury yield sank back below 4% for the first time in several months, beckoning the Fed to prioritize growth risks over steady inflation.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Americans are increasingly preparing for higher prices in a concerning development for the Federal Reserve after a string of negative news on inflation.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Beijing, which has struggled to regain economic momentum amid a housing crisis and tepid consumer confidence, says escalating the trade tiff will worsen inflation for American consumers—a scenario Trump ruled out last month.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The two-year Treasury yield sank back below 4% for the first time in several months, beckoning the Fed to prioritize growth risks over steady inflation.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Americans are increasingly preparing for higher prices in a concerning development for the Federal Reserve after a string of negative news on inflation.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflation
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From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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In a transfixing performance that balances colorful affectation with raw hunger, the actor makes Lee a magnetic raconteur whose shield of worldly composure falls away as Eugene (Drew Starkey) eludes his grasp, leaving him a virtual ghost by the end of the film.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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But what unfolded in the White House on Friday was a striking departure—an unprecedented display of hostility, arrogance, and political theater that raises serious concerns about America's global leadership.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reportedly, Tulip mastermind Charles Hegel (played with perfect measure of condescending arrogance by Josh Brener) has died in Kenya, and took with him all the necessary passwords needed to access the accounts of his many investors.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington under the pretense of negotiating a peace deal.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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But in the media-state singularity, there is not even the pretense of space between the two worlds.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rabelais points out that there are oddities in the world that cannot fit into any classification scheme, more things in our heaven and earth than are dreamt of in either the medieval pretensions of the summa or the ambitious early modern bibliographic machines.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Longreads,
27 Dec. 2024
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So often a potential title decider, the only team here that have title pretensions are Liverpool.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Each of the bedrooms has a corresponding en suite that features beadboard walls, an oak vanity with rope detailing, and a stone countertop that extends upwards to wrap around the mirrors.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2025
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Residential wet rooms can be just one feature in an expensive, spa-like primary bathroom decked out with a sauna, toilet, vanity and a mini cold-plunge pool.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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