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South Carolina was a nightmarish 14% from beyond the arc.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026 -
When three murderous thugs attempt to reclaim the contraband from Susan, a nightmarish scenario unfolds during the two-hour stage story.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My child comes home from her other parent’s house with stories that sound absolutely ridiculous.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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The sheer display of athleticism and creativity of a dunk with zero props or especially push-offs will always impress me more than someone who pushes off, even seeing just how ridiculous and difficult that dunk is.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Each member of the Flynn family is given demons to fight, and each has their own farcical plotline that leads them through crisis to a relatively happy outcome.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Senegal stormed off the field in protest at a penalty awarded against them before returning to beat hosts Morocco 1-0 after extra time and win the Africa Cup of Nations amid farcical scenes in Sunday’s final.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026
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Watching Ilia Malinin skate in person continues to be a surreal experience.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Those who value and respect America but couldn’t find their way through the Kafkaesque immigration system deserve a chance to rectify their situation.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
10 Aug. 2025
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In a Kafkaesque twist, Trump’s chart assigns Eswatini the lowest possible (10 percent) reciprocal tariff, despite the fact the nation applies the same external tariffs as Lesotho.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Dreher is well aware that this reactionary outlook strikes many people as ludicrous.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Of course, the Patriots ended up holding on thanks to some ludicrous play-calling and an all-time Malcolm Butler interception.—
Chris Sprow,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Spanning 2,260 square feet, the dwelling featured Vervoordt’s dreamlike minimalist style as seen in the home that Ye shared with his ex, Kim Kardashian, which was also designed by the Belgian architect.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet the story is given an amorphous dreamlike quality that allows the audience to recognize, reconsider and reinterpret these episodes.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Until now, the idea that the secretary of defense would accuse a lawmaker of treason simply for disagreeing with him would be laughable.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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What’s even more laughable is your characterization of Billy as the state’s top prosecutor.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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