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language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
don't give me that jazz about how you didn't know that it was illegal
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Recent Examples of jazz
This small town on the Romsdal coast is best known for its jazz festival, roses, and a remarkable mountain panorama across the fjord.
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David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Clad in a rippling reflective skin, the venue will feature 2,000-seat performance hall, a 3,500-seat open-air amphitheater, a 400-seat theater and a 250-seat jazz club as well as retail space, restaurants, and a rooftop terrace.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
2 July 2026
Organizers expect over 30 Bay Area jazz musicians and groups to perform across the festival's four stages ranging from But-tah Buttahfly, Caribbean Allstars, Mike Olmos Quartet and Friends, the Curtis Family C-Notes and more.
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Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Turned on a recorder, took a puff, started playing some jazz.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
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David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Clad in a rippling reflective skin, the venue will feature 2,000-seat performance hall, a 3,500-seat open-air amphitheater, a 400-seat theater and a 250-seat jazz club as well as retail space, restaurants, and a rooftop terrace.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 July 2026
Organizers expect over 30 Bay Area jazz musicians and groups to perform across the festival's four stages ranging from But-tah Buttahfly, Caribbean Allstars, Mike Olmos Quartet and Friends, the Curtis Family C-Notes and more.
—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Turned on a recorder, took a puff, started playing some jazz.
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jazz
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Granola One of the original ‘health foods,’ granola contains many nutritious ingredients, such as oats, nuts, and seeds.
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California's Central Valley, stretching some 20,000 square miles (51,800 square kilometers), is an agricultural powerhouse that's estimated to produce 40% of the nation's fruits, nuts and other table foods, including most of its nectarines.
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Even Hauser can’t rescue this culturally insensitive, stereotype-perpetuating nonsense.
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Some beer companies even make canned versions of the drink, but forget that nonsense — there is nothing better than a fresh, handmade michelada.
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Decomposing food can release hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas synonymous with landfills and garbage.
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Epidemics, worsened by the unsanitary conditions caused by the mountains of garbage the government has stopped collecting, combine with the shortage of medicines and the dire state of medical facilities.
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Green Bay Packers For a team coming off back-to-back wild-card-round exits and that hasn’t reached the conference championship game since the 2020 season, the Packers had a rather blah offseason.
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Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.
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Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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Which again, highlights the stupidity of allowing these exceptions in the first place.
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Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.
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The silliness of that aspect of the story is baked into this interpretation, with several very meta acknowledgments.
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No, no jersey burnings or any of that silliness in the wake of Antetokounmpo working his way out of Milwaukee.
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As a fan, Madonna was taking it all in, from club beats to post-punk to early rap — the ultimate disco fan turned into the ultimate disco mastermind.
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Yes, Anjana Vasan is can’t-take-your-eyes-off-her fabulous as a PhD student who moonlights as the guitarist for the eponymous all-female, all-Muslim punk band.
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“Jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jazz. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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