absurd
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Chmielewski dismissed this comment as "absurd and outrageous".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The reporter’s ban was an absurd overreaction by a team that is apparently being run by a kid.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
In another song about the absurd reasons why they have been deemed unfit for society, the girls drag out that old canard: “Sane in an insane world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
One is the sheer complexity of the federal budget and its absurd lack of transparency; this is catnip for conspiracy theorists.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Nevertheless, Gogolev was hopelessly in love with Julia, while Julia found him absurd and offered only scorn and mockery in return.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
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