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inanity

noun as in silliness

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The saga that has ensued is a window into the inanities that today govern the $19 billion industry known as college sports.

And he transmits the inanity to his characters, who speak, move and act as if they are all part of a stage play that would get laughed off Broadway before previews have even ended.

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But because this is “Housewives,” a healthy amount of humor and inanity occurred when the trio landed in Georgia.

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The trio even witnessed the inanity of the inauguration firsthand, while ticketed supporters were left in the cold.

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When her younger self goes on a talk show, her inanities get the kind of rapturous applause that means her fans don’t care what she says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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