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absurdity

[ab-sur-di-tee, -zur-] / æbˈsɜr dɪ ti, -ˈzɜr- /


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It’s so funny and really encapsulates the messy truth and real absurdity of loss.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

The absurdity of Jouppi’s case is not a distraction from the constitutional question.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

And when they turned to humour, it was almost always self-directed: joking about the kilometres logged fleeing baton charges or the absurdity of filming an outfit reveal moments before running into tear gas.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The sheer absurdity of it all was helping her to regain her composure.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

This week’s briefing document repeats such absurdities and manipulates the data to claim the drug doesn’t work.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Finally, if you think the obstacles to orderly press coverage and the absurdities of decision-day theater are bad, remember that they are nothing compared to how the court does its own substantive work.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Parr, renowned for capturing the quiet rituals and absurdities of British life, was commissioned by the National Trust to capture life in Lacock, Wiltshire, during the spring and summer of 2025.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

Everyone knows that drill ceases only in the front-line and begins again a few miles behind, with all the absurdities of saluting and parade.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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