as in pointless
having no meaning
this argument over seating arrangements is an utterly meaningless bit of nonsense
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Recent Examples of meaningless
But other than that the game was meaningless since the Americans had already won the group and qualified for the next round while Turkey was going home no matter the result.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
But it’s lost on these boys, whose youth has been ground away by the drug trade’s meaningless brutality.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Thursday’s match was meaningless for Germany, who already clinched the top spot in Group E with a comeback victory against Ivory Coast last Saturday.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
The result was meaningless to the Americans, who will meet Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
But it’s lost on these boys, whose youth has been ground away by the drug trade’s meaningless brutality.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Thursday’s match was meaningless for Germany, who already clinched the top spot in Group E with a comeback victory against Ivory Coast last Saturday.
—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
The result was meaningless to the Americans, who will meet Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
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Less friction for good actors, less room for bad actors, and less pointless duplication for everyone else, all the while protecting platforms from data breaches and litigation.
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But filming an empty field is pointless.
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The 41-year-old is still an elite NBA player, which is still an absurd reality to consider.
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The thesis rests on a claim that would have sounded absurd a year ago.
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And no, that was NOT OutKick or FOX who wrote that stupid headline.
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The thing about House of the Dragon is that everything really is quite stupid.
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To think our mayor would cheer such a tragic event is undeniably inane and incredibly biased.
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Our former swing state now has become a red state through and through thanks largely to the new congressional districts which are stretched to inane proportions.
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Every player with a pulse had six suitors throwing silly money around.
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Some scenes in the movie are light and silly, including those pairing Maddie with a lesbian friend, played by Kate Berlant, who clearly loves her.
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The reflex, from a distance, is to call this irrational.
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If people believe regulatory caution invalidates every legal claim, courts may look irrational.
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Rhaenyra’s first shock as queen is learning of her empty coffers.
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At least one tanker that has sat waiting empty for months near South Africa is already heading towards Hormuz.
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Further, Plato’s disdain for Gorgias, Antisthenes’ first teacher, and sophistry in general is clear; in the Platonic dialogue Gorgias, the titular character is made out to be rather foolish.
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One is villianized and one is made to look foolish.
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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