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absurdness

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Noun
  • Of course, no Kojima title would be complete with a little bit of craziness, but even the more far-out aspects of the game make more sense and are a thrilling part of the journey.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Eric had to absorb a lot of her craziness and unspent love.
    Benjamin Markovits, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Telling the story of the clashing egos and raging idiocy of the fictional Spinal Tap, Reiner both directed and starred as the filmmaker-within-the-film Marty DiBergi.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the comedians also used those laughs to reveal the fundamental absurdity of violence and conflict.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Rather than focusing solely on superpowers, the series leans into the absurdities and insecurities of the entertainment industry, pulling back the curtain on fame, failure, and second chances.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But there was some method to the madness here, as UConn, which didn’t take a free throw in the first half, took 18 in the second half and OT.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Ditlevsen writes beautifully, and her sly and specific humor always manages to both undercut and deepen the madness and love in all of her books.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • No, but the line captures the aristocracy’s witlessness.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement With apt timing, manner, and physicality, DiCaprio translates Bob’s foolishness into a dazzling comedic show.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In the world of Saturday Church, there’s no need to uphold binary foolishness.
    Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2018, Brennan’s sister spoke to WMUR about the senselessness of the murder.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This just illistrates a complete senselessness.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But that inanity, that ridiculousness is embedded in the story.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For the past four years, Honan has been a worm in Adams’s apple, scoring scoop after scoop about the dramas, inanities, and intrigues of his administration.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Absurdness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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