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nonsensical

[non-sen-si-kuhl] / nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl /


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The tools returned AI flags regardless of input -- even for nonsensical text.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If you have fingers of fury, you might have experienced more nonsensical word salads lately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

There is always a culture that has something nonsensical about it.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

But he didn’t quit the project, and future designs were full of oblong shapes, zig-zagging roofs and slanted walls, designs that were playful but also a nonsensical view of reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

He wheezed out nonsensical words, and Anya said, “Ivan, that dragon matches the one on Yelena’s grave marker. That can’t be a coincidence.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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