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Recent Examples of inanity There is just nothing to like about this spring-forward inanity. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 24 May 2024 And so, saying poor people choose to be poor and these kind of inanities at the time. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Unfortunately, any theme Feldman tries to hang on these slippery characters just slides off into inanity. Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 Released about six months after Independence Day, this snarling adaptation of the 1960s Topps trading cards came across as an unwitting send-up of that invasion movie’s cheerful, gung-ho, big-spectacle inanity. Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inanity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanity
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • An opening scene lays out the grotesque absurdity of the situation, as office manager Joy (Christiane Paul) delineates between culinary content and animal abuse in a meeting.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The recent launch of Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed $TRUMP meme coin, which appeared to be an attempt to capitalize on his second inauguration, only reinforced the absurdity of this trend.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Inanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanity. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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