https://www.openforum.com/articles/9-buzzwords-that-can-make-you-sound-dumb/
We all have our "go to phrases" that seem to have universal applicability and appeal. My personal favorites are "leverage" and "so there you have it." I don't necessarily think they make you look dumb. They are lazy though--an easy way of conveying a message without having to think too much about it. Your go-to words that you can just bring into a sentence, and seem to work.
Years ago, I worked for an engineering group that used to have a "word of the day" blackboard (yes, it was THAT long ago) and we'd post words that were weird, interesting, or thought-provoking. The point was, we deliberately tried to expand our horizons, and vocabulary, by exploring other ways of conveying a thought or concept. Maybe going back to reading the dictionary, or at least a Thesaurus, might not be such a bad idea?
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