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pointless

[point-lis] / ˈpɔɪnt lɪs /


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I knew it was pointless, but words began pouring out of me in a hoarse whisper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Not long ago, Apple loyalists viewed foldable phones as pointless, said Jeff Pritz, who’s owned more than a dozen Samsung devices, including foldable phones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“A half-hour of hard-driving rock led straight into mid-tempo sludge like ‘Fingerprint File,’ a pointless but not purposeless exercise whose supposed function was to prove that Jagger could play guitar competently.”

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"It's pointless looking to the future because it hasn't happened yet," Lawrence said.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

I knew I’d be going down a pointless road if I answered his question.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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