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nonsensical

[non-sen-si-kuhl] / nɒnˈsɛn sɪ kəl /


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The majority of the investment in building and deploying Homes.com External link is done, so it’s sort of nonsensical to not play it out.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

“When the IRS wrote the rules back in 1988, they obviously could not have anticipated the nonsensical situation with cryptocurrency, a publicly traded asset that nonetheless is not necessarily a ‘security.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

On “Schitt’s Creek,” O’Hara portrayed Moira Rose, the family’s nonsensical matriarch and former soap star, for six seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

So to pull the rug from under him, having made signings on the manager's recommendation, would seem nonsensical.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

My mother made rhymes to help me remember the more nonsensical elements of etiquette.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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