nonsensical
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To the uninitiated, Bangaranga seems cast in the mould of nonsensical Eurovision songs like Diggi-Lou, Digg-Lay - but the title actually means "uproar" in Jamaican patois.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
American Jews, exhausted by the nonsensical charge of disloyalty, have bent themselves into impressive contortions to demonstrate their bona fides as unambiguous, undivided, thoroughly unadulterated Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The tools returned AI flags regardless of input -- even for nonsensical text.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
"Please, Judge. I lost my job, my pension. I can't fight no more. Don't quit just because of some nonsensical words."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
Vocabulary lists containing nonsensical
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