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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
Sure, The Critic had its fair sure of absurdity (one character was from Easter Island and bore a striking resemblance to a moai statue), but the New York in which it was set felt real in a way that Springfield or Quahog never did.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Featuring intertwining narratives of doctors and patients, the film also includes a group of doctors-turned-comedians who use humor to highlight the absurdities of the system.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Chronicling the daily absurdities of a humble Scranton, Pa., paper company, this nine-season sitcom — an adaptation of Ricky Gervais' British original — redefined the workplace comedy genre while propelling the careers of Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Mindy Kaling, and more of its ensemble.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
In the spirit of triangulation, though, perhaps there is a third way: acknowledging the absurdity of it all.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Featuring intertwining narratives of doctors and patients, the film also includes a group of doctors-turned-comedians who use humor to highlight the absurdities of the system.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Chronicling the daily absurdities of a humble Scranton, Pa., paper company, this nine-season sitcom — an adaptation of Ricky Gervais' British original — redefined the workplace comedy genre while propelling the careers of Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Mindy Kaling, and more of its ensemble.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
In the spirit of triangulation, though, perhaps there is a third way: acknowledging the absurdity of it all.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absurdity
Noun
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Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan ruled last week that Elkins did kill her children, but was not guilty by reason of insanity, the Ashbury Park Press reported.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The court ruled that although Elkins did kill her children, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity, the outlet and NBC10 Philadelphia reported.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From the foothills of the Berkshires arises a venerable strain of American madness, the poetry of hokum—the old weird America of medicine shows and travelling circuses and carnivals.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The chaos has Americans and the world wondering whether there’s a method behind the apparent madness.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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Resembling in color a smooth pebble after heavy rains, the calfskin leather holder has but one compartment and one back pocket — taking it back to the basics and accentuating simplicity.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Each jurisdiction is weighing its own trade-offs between administrative simplicity, fiscal integrity, and enforcement capacity.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Absurdity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absurdity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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