absurdity

To draw the world’s attention to a serious matter by way of absurdity — that’s a good trick.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The hyper-parented children who can finally get their intensely strict parents to laugh at the absurdity of their behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Alexander’s record and regal image are godlike, but as Griffin observes, “an unkillable warrior would be an absurdity; every man must face death.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This underscores the absurdity of labeling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction in the first place.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

Perhaps she is smiling at the absurdity of such a suggestion.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

They have made a lucrative business out of absurdities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Finally, if you think the obstacles to orderly press coverage and the absurdities of decision-day theater are bad, remember that they are nothing compared to how the court does its own substantive work.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Parr, renowned for capturing the quiet rituals and absurdities of British life, was commissioned by the National Trust to capture life in Lacock, Wiltshire, during the spring and summer of 2025.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

“And even after that, when the robots recall the human absurdities of sacrifice and compassion, they will remember us.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green