absurd
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It’s a lot, for sure, but Fountain pulls it off with his gleefully absurd sense of humor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"Why affect almost 23 million students under this absurd pretext?"
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Micron shares have been on an absurd hot streak, galloping 53% higher in April and advancing another 24% so far in May.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
There is something almost absurd about attempting to appraise “Gilgamesh,” as though one were asked to appraise wind, or love, or that first human thought that trembled toward language.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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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The Pigman
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