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Noun
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The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025 -
This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the film, like many of her roles, highlights the absurdity of such divisive social dynamics.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The show pursues this dream to the point of absurdity, holding out hope for Serena’s absolution long past the point when a reasonable observer would have abandoned it.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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How can Republicans in the Senate and Congress aid and abet this lunacy?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Nincompoopery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nincompoopery. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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