absurdity

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“Yes” won’t sway any hardliners but it should convince anyone with eyes of the absurdity of trying to write a hate song, even as Y screams its vicious lyrics into the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

Ben Gregg, head of welfare at the Centre for Social Justice think tank, said the figures showed the "absurdity of the 'relative low-income' measure".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

Hickock laughed, presumably at the absurdity of his friend’s ambitions, sighed, and shook his head.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote