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absurdity

[ab-sur-di-tee, -zur-] / æbˈsɜr dɪ ti, -ˈzɜr- /


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Despite the absurdity of the whole fight, there was no bad blood as the self-styled "brothers" embraced at the end.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A passage in which an argument erupts over which nearby shop sells the best donuts, for instance, descends into absurdity when Mr. Eddy suddenly rises from his state of near-unconsciousness to offer his opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When presented without theatrical aspect but as a private process of the imagination, it becomes a lavishly lovable antidote to our too often accepting the world’s absurdity only as dooms-scrollable tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Hillari wagged her head at the absurdity of the question.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli