as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the librarian told us a lot of hogwash about how you can go to jail for having overdue books
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Film music historians agree that this is hogwash.
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Adrian Daub, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2021
Which is pure hogwash.
—Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
The latter hogwash led to a deeply disappointing number of online videos of people sticking metal objects to themselves.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2023
That’s just hogwash.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 30 Aug. 2022
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Adrian Daub, Longreads, 3 Sep. 2021
Which is pure hogwash.
—Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
The latter hogwash led to a deeply disappointing number of online videos of people sticking metal objects to themselves.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2023
That’s just hogwash.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 30 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogwash
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Already in Shasta County, a hotbed of far-right nonsense, these watchers have videotaped, followed and harassed county workers so much that 10 of 21 workers in the elections office have quit, according to CalMatters.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But it's commingled with misinformation, conjecture and nonsense.Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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More:Harris breaks with Biden over 'garbage' comment about Trump's supporters after reluctance to distance herself More:Trump pounces on Biden's 'garbage' comment.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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That didn’t stop the former president from leaning into the gaffe by donning a garbage worker vest and climbing into a garbage truck to speak with the media at a campaign event earlier this week.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Seven-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving but surreal world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish into an overflowing house.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
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Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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For all their blah stretches from the past six weeks and all the questions around their pitching, the Orioles went into Thursday tied with the Yankees for the best record in the American League and a hair behind the Phillies for the best record in baseball.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
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But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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The problem lies in the stupidity of the is original spec.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
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The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Hogwash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogwash. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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