absurd
Example Sentences
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Price-weighting has no end of absurd consequences, not the least of which is what happens when there is a stock split.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
“When I receive an absurd text and answer it with complete absurdity, I’m offering readers instant relief from the doomscroll-to-paralysis pipeline,” Miller says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
On its surface, the controversy appears like absurd clickbait — a grown man breathlessly informing audiences that activists sometimes engage in activism.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Chow wrote in a letter to a group of families of victims of the crackdown this month: "This is an absurd trial where the plaintiff has become the defendant."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The State put Myers on the stand to tell his absurd story about Walter forcing him to drive to Jackson Cleaners because his arm hurt.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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