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or tarradiddle
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle
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Recent Examples of taradiddle
Some are esoteric but still used—like taradiddle, which the list notes was recently used by J.K. Rowling but saw more play in the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, Honoré de Balzac and G.K. Chesterton.
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Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taradiddle
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Like it or not, businesses and thought leaders operate in an information ecosystem where willful lies and concocted conspiracies are amplified by algorithms.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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But to see American history as simply a narrative of heroism would be a lie unbecoming a great nation.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Beyond that, the show is mostly content to amble along, loping toward the green and from time to time indulging in odd bits of nonsense.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Yet Towns has proven, one moment at a time, that reputation, that narrative is a bunch of nonsense.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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For all that this season marks a new epoch in the tale of booming UEFA prize money, cash will be far from the thoughts of Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday evening in Munich.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Al Foster, the jazz drummer who played in bands led by Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, among others, has died.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2025
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Hop on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, North Carolina, which winds through forested valleys and across the Nantahala Gorge, or ride the Tennessee Valley Railroad in Chattanooga, where restored locomotives follow historic routes—some even offering dinner and live jazz onboard.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Golden combines these elements with emotionally complex background stories and rich lore.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The [Terry] Rozier trade turned out to be kind of blah ...—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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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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“Taradiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taradiddle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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