absurd
Example Sentences
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Franco was still alive, I was living in a dictatorship, so all those dreams were kind of absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The harsh realities of war are woven into the textures of everyday life, warping and fraying into something absurd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
I’m wondering if the justices are themselves creating these absurd notions or if appellate advocates are suggesting and steering the justices toward these contrived ways of thinking.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
In fact, the entire stock market could be best described as a casino that incentivizes absurd growth like the historic tech bubble provoked by the spread of artificial intelligence.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
An absurd lightness draped itself around him; all things were possible, all things were manageable.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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