absurd
Example Sentences
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How fortunate we are that chronicling and exploding our absurd reality is writer-director Boots Riley’s whole thing.
From Salon • May 22, 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
Following his second round, defending champion Scheffler described Friday's pin positions as "absurd".
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Numerous journalists, led by the Journal’s Allysia Finley, quote leading oncologists decrying the absurd and dysfunctional process that led to the FDA’s decision.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Uncle Jack was going to pay him an absurd amount to visit his purebred Persian cat.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
Unit 1: Telling Details
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