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absurdity

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


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“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

Rather, he hoped to reveal the absurdity of trying to predict outcomes.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Fast, crisp and snide, “The Diary of a Chambermaid” gives equal weight to the monotony and the absurdity of Gianina’s grind.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

And perhaps most revealingly, the sculptor himself appears fully aware of the absurdity.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The sheer absurdity of it all was helping her to regain her composure.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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