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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
her book, in which she details the things that are purportedly wrong with the country, is crapola of the first magnitude
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Recent Examples of crapola
That is complete crapola.
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Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 July 2021
What’s followed is an ongoing and endless stream of superhero crapola, with explosions subbing for intelligent characters and dialog.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019
Predictably before Lewis’ presser, got a run of emails and social crapola suggesting the media was complicit in the Bengals eternal quest to be average.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 4 Jan. 2018
Well, what came next was a firestorm of typical (a)social media crapola.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 24 Oct. 2017
The president of Colombia was standing next to him as the ignorance and the crapola began to fly.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 May 2017
Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 July 2021
What’s followed is an ongoing and endless stream of superhero crapola, with explosions subbing for intelligent characters and dialog.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019
Predictably before Lewis’ presser, got a run of emails and social crapola suggesting the media was complicit in the Bengals eternal quest to be average.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 4 Jan. 2018
Well, what came next was a firestorm of typical (a)social media crapola.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 24 Oct. 2017
The president of Colombia was standing next to him as the ignorance and the crapola began to fly.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapola
Noun
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Just ask anyone who's watched an AI confidently spit out nonsense—or worse.—
Bob Ras,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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While Drop, clocking in at an economical 93 minutes, may sound like fun and games, there’s something deeper and more human at its core than mindless nonsense.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As a result of these reentries, however, the amount of space junk burning up in the upper layers of the atmosphere is increasing, which worries some atmospheric scientists.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mountains of garbage are said to be visible from space and people have complained of seeing rats as big as cats in the refuse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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With the parent club, Davison has been stuck behind Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Payton Pritchard on the backcourt depth chart, limiting him to 15 mostly garbage-time appearances this season.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After sampling a few local cheeses, visiting gastronomes can embark on an in-depth immersion into the region’s dairy industry with a trip to Ecoagroturismo Arqueixal, a small-scale operation that provides ample insight into the Galicia of yore.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The onion and cheese is baked at 400 degrees for 18 minutes or until everything forms a single, golden-brown layer.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Last year, a dumpster diver in Hudson, New York, stumbled upon an extraordinary find: An 18th-century pen-and-ink sketch by English portraitist George Romney was hidden amid the rubbish.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Living Better From blah to buoyant, these skills can improve your mood and optimism Why aim towards the ear?—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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American Airlines is giving Midwesterners a new way to escape the winter blahs.—
Brandon Withrow,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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These deaths come on the heels of the equally bizarre and jarring death of Adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) which brings us to four adult survivors dead, though Adult Travis died offscreen (sparking a really fascinating mystery that ended in sheer stupidity and disappointment).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Crapola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapola. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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