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Noun
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But the film, like many of her roles, highlights the absurdity of such divisive social dynamics.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The show pursues this dream to the point of absurdity, holding out hope for Serena’s absolution long past the point when a reasonable observer would have abandoned it.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Nights To Remember A lot of the magic of the Copa Libertadores comes in the madness of the group stages.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The madness continues today with South Carolina playing Duke and UCLA taking on LSU.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Adams case is not the only one that will bring the foolishness of this directive into sharp relief.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
15 Feb. 2025
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Making any judgements about the actual validity of their complaints is the height of foolishness right now, with so much legal process runway still ahead.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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