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as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
to say men can't cook as well as women is of course an absurdity
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as in madness
lack of good sense or judgment
the absurdity of expecting a 98-year-old woman to adequately supervise four six-year-olds
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Recent Examples of absurdity
Why such absurdity in a film about human connection?
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Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
That’s the subtle absurdity, besides the obvious one, of trying to kill the color with a box cutter: in a sense, red in Western culture has been offed already.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
There's an absurdity to the fact that restaurants can charge over $1,000 for a single meal while millions starve to death.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
But that absurdity was kept at bay that frigid Tuesday in early January.
—Chris Maggio, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
That’s the subtle absurdity, besides the obvious one, of trying to kill the color with a box cutter: in a sense, red in Western culture has been offed already.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
There's an absurdity to the fact that restaurants can charge over $1,000 for a single meal while millions starve to death.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
But that absurdity was kept at bay that frigid Tuesday in early January.
—Chris Maggio, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
Noun
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Despite his confession, Moseley pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the trial for Kitty's slaying.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Smith’s attorneys argued that he should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, records show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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So, which teams have a chance to jump in the seedings, and which are concerned with making the road ahead more difficult when the madness begins?—
Tyler Small,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The madness begins early this week in Nashville when the 2025 SEC Tournament kicks off with a battle between the No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks and the No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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But the simplicity of the sequence of events — Smith’s shot perfectly careening off the side of the rim and Şengün’s subsequent positioning for the putback — was indicative of Houston’s rebounding prowess.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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These businesses are hard to find in an increasingly complex world, but Munger recognized that simplicity wins.—
Steve Booren,
The Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdity. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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