ironic
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It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
It’s ironic that many A.I. overlords are so obsessed with taste lately, lurking at Prada shows and Vanity Fair parties.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
"It is ironic, but the issues that the Maoists claimed to fight for -- our forest and land -- will probably become even more relevant in the future," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Putting their names and faces on clothing is a kitschy, ironic way of showing they are in on the joke, said Niki Norton, founder of Southern Merch and Marketing, a Louisiana consulting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Those lively feathers don’t really match her personality, but like Tata Boanda in his ladies’-wear sweater, she seems unaware that her outfit is ironic.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing ironic
The Giver
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The Catcher in the Rye
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This Week in Words: October 28 - November 2, 2018
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