preposterous

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Watch as the fluid camerawork makes her kills look nastier, and the preposterous script allows her to outwit her foes, even with the cards stacked against her at every turn.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Written by Matthew Parkhill, with Guy Ritchie — who directed Robert Downey Jr. in two steroidal Holmes films — helming some episodes, it’s pulpy and nutty and preposterous, mostly in a good way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Liu returning to figure skating in her late teens would have sounded as preposterous as Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir climbing down from the NBC booth and competing in pairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has told the High Court he "utterly refutes" the "preposterous" allegations of unlawful newsgathering at the paper.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“For far too long, Mr. Lemoncello has pretended to be a library lover when, in truth, this was all a clever publicity stunt so he could sell even more of his preposterous games!”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein