pontificate
noun
the office or term of office of a pontiff.
is pontificating
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present progressiveof pontificate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Rebecca Nagle: The part we all know is the part where Thomas Jefferson is pontificating about these enlightenment ideals.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
A novelist with literally less than a month in a traditional classroom - as he never attended one as a student either - is pontificating on the state of our schools.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2016
The philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy is pontificating in a corner by the door.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2011
Wearing sneakers, jeans, and an off-the-rack short-sleeved shirt, O'Leary is pontificating in his office at the company's conspicuously shabby headquarters on the outskirts of Dublin Airport.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 2, 2010
