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grandstanding

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From grandstand + -ing.

noun grandstandings

  1. uncountable, usually Dramatic or showy behavior intended to impress an audience or observers. Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of grandstand

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"grandstanding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grandstanding.

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@misc{grandstanding_2026,
  title = {grandstanding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grandstanding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}