absurd
Example Sentences
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To Todd, a resale market in which nosebleeds ran $8,000 Thursday is absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“The whole thing is a joke,” Hilton went on to say of California elections, which of course, is absurd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"I don't even know how to respond to that, other than to tell you that it's absurd and ridiculous," Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Price-weighting has no end of absurd consequences, not the least of which is what happens when there is a stock split.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
Apollodorus is not picturesque, but he is never absurd.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
Unit 1: Telling Details
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