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nonsensical

[non-sen-si-kuhl] / nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl /


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If you have fingers of fury, you might have experienced more nonsensical word salads lately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Posted daily on TikTok, the nonsensical one minute-long episodes featuring this juicy cast have attracted hundreds of millions of viewers in a matter of weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The majority of the investment in building and deploying Homes.com External link is done, so it’s sort of nonsensical to not play it out.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

In Kirk’s name, they will continue to plod through long, grueling, nonsensical arguments about Egyptian aircraft and Emmanuel Macron, with people who are simply never going to listen.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

Local car salesmen wanted to roll over and play dead when one of the Langley fellas pulled into the lot, fearing a barrage of nonsensical and unanswerable technical questions.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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