as in meaningless
having no meaning
a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion
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Recent Examples of pointless
Especially in times of market uncertainty or volatility, our attention tends to be sucked into the bottomless vortex of pointless prognostication and aimless activity.
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Tim Maurer, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The Department is ripping out the Biden Administration's pointless requirements.
—Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Reading animus into an Oscar loss is generally a pointless thought exercise.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Organizations like Shopify have eliminated up to 76,500 hours of pointless meetings through similar audits.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Tim Maurer, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The Department is ripping out the Biden Administration's pointless requirements.
—Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
Reading animus into an Oscar loss is generally a pointless thought exercise.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Organizations like Shopify have eliminated up to 76,500 hours of pointless meetings through similar audits.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pointless
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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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