preposterous

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Watch as the fluid camerawork makes her kills look nastier, and the preposterous script allows her to outwit her foes, even with the cards stacked against her at every turn.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Patel’s preposterous partying with the U.S. men’s hockey team while war-planning was underway in Washington was widely, justifiably mocked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

It’s as preposterous as—and far more dangerous than—a state rejecting the dollar and accepting only bitcoin, guilders or paper clips as its currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has told the High Court he "utterly refutes" the "preposterous" allegations of unlawful newsgathering at the paper.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

And it is the sight of her looking like some preposterous zombie that sends a hummingbird of panic ricocheting through me.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman