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silliness

[sil-ee-nis] / ˈsɪl i nɪs /


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When Thoreau spews nonsense, such as men, “like the earth, revolve mainly from west to east, and so are flattened at the poles,” let’s call the silliness by its real name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

His purpose was to simply "inject as much joy and silliness into the world as he could and he was doing it right until the end," he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

On the literal opposite end of the spectrum is “Nirvanna the Band the Show,” which ran on Viceland back in 2017 and just dropped two seasons’ worth of silliness.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

It seemed likely that the prosecution would ease up in person, recognizing the silliness of it all.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Max swung around and followed him, and I did too, because I was swept up in all the silliness.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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