meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
2
: having no assigned function in a language system
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
Examples of meaningless in a Sentence
He felt that his work was meaningless.
The movie was filled with meaningless violence.
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has argued the requirement is meaningless because mail ballots are time stamped upon their receipt by election officials, a position backed by Pennsylvania’s Republican secretary of state.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Without ads, that would be a meaningless statistic.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The infrastructure and bureaucracy of empire are largely meaningless in this milieu.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The reveal that the Road was a ruse all along also paints the many deaths that occurred during the adventure in a more horrific light—all of them were meaningless, essentially chalked down to more of Agatha’s murders.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Without ads, that would be a meaningless statistic.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The infrastructure and bureaucracy of empire are largely meaningless in this milieu.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The reveal that the Road was a ruse all along also paints the many deaths that occurred during the adventure in a more horrific light—all of them were meaningless, essentially chalked down to more of Agatha’s murders.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs
1
: having no meaning or significance
meaningless chatter
2
: lacking motive
a meaningless murder
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
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