Thesaurus / loony
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The excessive attention given to cheese seems less loony when you discover that in 2009, an 80-pound wheel was priced at $350, and a solid stash can amount to thousands of dollars.
CREATIVE CURRENCIES — THE ANTI-CRYPTOSOHINI DAS GUPTAAUGUST 11, 2021OZYResearch into what leads people to fall down the rabbit hole demonstrates that it’s not as simple as someone being loony — it’s a combination of cognitive quirks and environmental factors.
WHY PEOPLE FALL FOR CONSPIRACY THEORIESKALEIGH ROGERSJUNE 15, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTThey’re pure, ludicrous joy, the heart of a movie that is itself an act of loony generosity.
THE BEST MOVIES OF 2021 SO FARSTEPHANIE ZACHAREKMAY 25, 2021TIMESenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had no problem lambasting Greene in a statement that said “loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country.”
KEVIN MCCARTHY’S GAMBLE ON A “BIG TENT” GOPLISSANDRA VILLAAPRIL 23, 2021TIMEAs loony as it is, American Delirium’s funniest moments are its most commonplace.
3 BELOVED NATURE BOOKS YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T READERIN BERGERMARCH 25, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEShe said in response to McConnell’s criticism that her “loony lies were a cancer” that the real enemy in her view was “weak Republicans who only know how to lose gracefully.”
OUR WAY-TOO-EARLY 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DRAFTSARAH FROSTENSON (SARAH.FROSTENSON@ABC.COM)MARCH 10, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTA loony plot to impeach BidenBannon’s second threat is even more comically absurd.
STEVE BANNON’S VILE THREATS SHOW THE GOP’S RADICALIZATION IS GETTING WORSEGREG SARGENTFEBRUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe other theory is that if the GOP gets too associated with the “loony” wing, they can’t win suburban districts.
WHAT DOES IMPEACHMENT AND THE DIVISION OVER MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE AND LIZ CHENEY TELL US ABOUT THE GOP?SARAH FROSTENSON (SARAH.FROSTENSON@ABC.COM)FEBRUARY 3, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTFox is a bridge between the mainstream and the loonier corners of the right.
TUCKER CARLSON BRINGS BACK THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS. MAYBE THAT’S A GOOD THING.PAUL WALDMANDECEMBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON POSTI suppose it's the old story—he always was a flirt, and his handsome face sets the girls loony wherever he goes.
A CHANGED HEARTMAY AGNES FLEMINGWORDS RELATED TO LOONY
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