absurd
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For the binder, I whisked together an egg, a little buttermilk and chicken stock that I’d fortified with an extra spoonful of Better Than Bouillon and an absurd amount of black pepper.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
To him, the renaming is "absurd" and "extremely dangerous."
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
James Elder, Unicef global spokesperson, said the number of child deaths was "absurd and devastating".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
If traditional masculinity sometimes veers into the toxic, this version careens into the absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
That there were throngs of rampaging actor pirates pursuing their carriage was thoroughly absurd, yet it seemed thoroughly dangerous, too.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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