absurd
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Like most of today’s national news, watching the Herndon Climb unfold is equal parts meaningful and absurd.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
These movies were gritty and often absurd, sometimes going as far as to rubberneck at a tragedy to convey the immediacy of the moral at hand.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
That Bethell got his second wicket via Nathan Smith top-edging a full toss was almost absurd.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Florsheim, who was ticketed for walking on dry sand—just barely—argues it is absurd to say he could wade past but not put a foot higher up the shore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
She stood outside the mullioned window, stroked the gryphon’s sleek feathered head, and suffered a pang of absurd envy.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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