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A troublesome toast

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Sentence 1 A simple thank-you sounded ____ once the speechwriter added three royal titles. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents grandiose, self-important, pretentious

Sentence 2 He knew why the song mattered but could not ____ the reason until his sister prompted him. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents express, put into words, formulate

Sentence 3 The groom crossed out a ____ opening about two hearts beating as one. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents trite, stale, overused

Sentence 4 The grandmother offered one ____ about patience and then told the story behind it. (8 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents maxim, adage, saying

Sentence 5 Her ____ draft moved from the wedding to railway schedules and back again. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents rambling, meandering, tangential

Sentence 6 The empty chair by the window gave the otherwise cheerful toast an unexpected ____. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents pathos, tenderness, emotional force

Sentence 7 The writer replaced a tired ____ with the precise words the couple had spoken. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents stock phrase, commonplace, platitude

Sentence 8 The normally ____ uncle surprised us with a toast of exactly nine words. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents talkative, garrulous, voluble