ludicrous
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It seems ludicrous now to think that there was even a debate as to whether Bellingham would be in England's World Cup team at all.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
English historian Simon Schama described Hegseth’s words as “a special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance.”
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
She frames those decisions at the time as attempts to “stay out of the fray”—to “play by the rules” and “ignore the ludicrous attacks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“It would be ludicrous to say that I’ve got any kind of grip on the complexity or contemporary life in L.A.,”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
All those prosperous, solid men out there would discover now that they had elected a ludicrous waif.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Vocabulary lists containing ludicrous
A Raisin in the Sun
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