(1) A rather pompous periphrasis

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(3) Such recondite periphrasis brought its own reward.

(4) Can one be an avid fan of a book - or is this lazy-minded periphrasis for u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510favouriteu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb?

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(7) In order to refer to the activity denoted by the F-word, it is necessary to engage in circumlocution or periphrasis .

(8) Her dread is so great that at the end of her progress she does not even allow his name to pass her lips and uses periphrases to talk of him.

(9) His deliberate translationese, his consciously awkward periphrases , and yes, his fart jokes suggest that all language, or all poetry, might be as artificial and arbitrary as his own: why not redo u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Where are the snows of yesteryear?u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb

(10) Homeric glosses, along with scholarly neologisms and obscure periphrases , are prominent in his poetry.

(11) We intentional animals keep falling into the trap of mistaking the periphrases for the facts.