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silliness

[sil-ee-nis] / ˈsɪl i nɪs /


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They say: ‘This is what we have heard, that you guys are not going to be around because of this debt,’ which is just silliness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

It seemed likely that the prosecution would ease up in person, recognizing the silliness of it all.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Random observations on the silliness of all the action—“That monkey just used his cuteness for crime!”—are about as close as we get to humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Pierson notes that the songs were more "linear and traditional" than the scattergun silliness of their earlier work.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Formal dinners require a procession from the sitting rooms into the dining room, a process I find to be the height of silliness.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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