absurdity
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Investigative journalist Vicky Ward, who has reported on Epstein for decades, captured the absurdity plainly.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
A passage in which an argument erupts over which nearby shop sells the best donuts, for instance, descends into absurdity when Mr. Eddy suddenly rises from his state of near-unconsciousness to offer his opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist."
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
First with the Cambridge Footlights and later with the Pythons, Idle honed a linguistically-focused style that bridged highbrow absurdity and accessible, pop culture-driven humor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
We would often talk about situations and people connected to the case that, for all the damage they had caused, had still made us laugh at their absurdity.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing absurdity
Stargirl
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Vocabulary from the Sixth Democratic Debate, February 11, 2016
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