inaneness

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Noun
  • But for now, the iconic Saratoga farm is a bucolic retreat from the craziness of Silicon Valley.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But worry not, the podcast episode goes live tomorrow — alongside a new way to explore this craziness.
    Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s the level of idiocy in the Los Angeles city government.
    Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No, but the line captures the aristocracy’s witlessness.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward, demanding a fight with Paul while fans stood on chairs trying to film the madness below them.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • My ideal version is bringing a book and eating my Mixue ice cream out there for twenty minutes before heading back into the madness.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • While her defensive energy contributed to the team’s depth, a scoreless night highlighted the utter absurdity of the league elevating a backup guard over the most prolific scorer in basketball history, especially on a night when the team was already missing its star center.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Still, foolishness can sometimes bring good results; there are good results here, and some less than good.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • Jon Caramanica To stratify the 400-song catalog of Carole King, let alone choose her shiniest song, is an exercise in foolishness.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Inaneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaneness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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