theater of the absurd

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To pretend otherwise is to deprive words of meaning and to live in the theater of the absurd.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

“It’s a little bit of the theater of the absurd at this point, right? Michael Cohen is no longer a witness in this trial,” Blanche added.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

I still believe that for many of them, at least in the beginning, that's precisely what it was: theater of the absurd.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2022

Marine jailed for nine years last July, as the "theater of the absurd" and lacking serious evidence.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2021

John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow, called Reed's conviction "ridiculous" and an example of the "theater of the absurd."

From Fox News • Jun. 15, 2021