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as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
quickly realized that her suggestion was an inanity and withdrew it
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as in madness
lack of good sense or judgment
the jaw-dropping inanity of the singer's comments on the awards show
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Recent Examples of inanity
Despite the title, Barnet doesn’t convey the swing and rush of the present so much as its inanity.
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The trend has alternately delighted and enraged TikTok viewers, who either swoon over the romantic scenes at 35 degrees or fume at the apparent inanity of curating a space most people will never see.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
Naysayers ignored that talent in deference to the desiccated inanity of Marvel’s war-toy movies.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Aug. 2024
The rest of the resolution is replete with falsehoods, misrepresentations, and other inanities.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The trend has alternately delighted and enraged TikTok viewers, who either swoon over the romantic scenes at 35 degrees or fume at the apparent inanity of curating a space most people will never see.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
Naysayers ignored that talent in deference to the desiccated inanity of Marvel’s war-toy movies.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Aug. 2024
The rest of the resolution is replete with falsehoods, misrepresentations, and other inanities.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanity
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Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder; in a separate trial to determine his mental competence, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Postpartum mental illnesses can be insidious and take many different forms, but the prosecution’s depiction of Lindsay challenged the stereotypical assumptions about insanity that had seemingly informed the public’s initial sympathy.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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But Melina always fascinated Lila — the authenticity of madness, untethered from the social mores that dominated their environment, made sense for Lila.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Schedule madness Schools will play 18 conference games.Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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The production’s simplicity ditched the cliches that have accumulated around the play over decades.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Raines believes that simplicity also applies to his politics.Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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On the floor above a woman sweeps the floor, an act of absurdity that doubles as bravery, the whole scene a desperate attempt at normalcy in a world that has become anything but.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Accentuating the absurdity of the gold rush, one of the screenwriters of Mezrich’s project, Lauren Schuker Blum, was competing with her husband, the producer Jason Blum, who was racing to get HBO’s project developed.Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Inanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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