as in meaningless
having no meaning
inane and useless phrases, such as "have a nice day"
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as in vacuum
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Recent Examples of inane
Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
CEXs have already had to kowtow to former EU member the United Kingdom’s inane crypto laws, forcing exchanges to code new front-ends and to exclude certain products and services from their UK service.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
HBO Max's row, although not listed as sponsored, suffers from the same inane, baseless content recommendations.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
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Adjective
Mostly we are annoyed by inane thickets of regulation and are suckers for a politician who vows to sweep them aside.
—Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
CEXs have already had to kowtow to former EU member the United Kingdom’s inane crypto laws, forcing exchanges to code new front-ends and to exclude certain products and services from their UK service.
—Sean Lee, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
However, even his uptempo contributions border on the inane.
—Jon O'Brien, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
HBO Max's row, although not listed as sponsored, suffers from the same inane, baseless content recommendations.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inane
Adjective
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These were not the actions of a man who considered the game meaningless.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the publishing industry, blurbs are somehow both incredibly important and also meaningless, given that most blurbs come through a system that connects the blurber and the book’s author, rather than being an independent, uncompromised judgment.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When picking the right vacuum for your home, multiple factors come into play.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Perched in the near vacuum of low-Earth orbit, it’s been home to some 270 people and a variety of animal guests—plus the microbes that hitched a ride to space on the bodies of those residents.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2025
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Plan It: Massacre Rim Dark Sky Sanctuary Out There in Nevada So many people think that Nevada is just the Strip and then a vast expanse of nothingness.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
3 Mar. 2025
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My ophthalmologist had plunged me into a diagnostic void, into a world of clinical nothingness.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The deserters were typically shot simultaneously by three or more fellow soldiers — one of whom might have been issued blanks, rather than live rounds, as was the case in the 2010 Utah execution — to blur the lines of responsibility for the death.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The defense argued that Relli initiated the altercation and Rocky's behavior was in self-defense, adding that the rapper's pistol was taken from a music video set and only fired blanks.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Jones has brought his desire to be traded out in the open, but that likely doesn’t change much.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Increase transparency: Budget decisions, policy changes, and leadership appointments must be made in the open, with accountability measures in place to prevent corruption.—
Matt Gonzales,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Inane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inane. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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