absurd
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"It's absurd, it's wild, it doesn't take itself too seriously," Centineo tells Newsbeat.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
He chuckled to himself when he read the phrase—so absurd in light of the ordeal he was about to face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Aside from his stage work, Mandell appeared in several films, where he played understated characters grounded in his work in the theater of the absurd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Dismissing this argument as "absurd," Gregoire said that he "fully stood by" his approach at a time of strained public finances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Genie had the absurd thought that the branch with the can sort of looked like it had just finished taking a sip and was asking another branch if it wanted to have a taste.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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