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as in insanity
a foolish act or idea
a serious journalist who refuses to take part in the asininity of reporting celebrity gossip as real news
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as in madness
lack of good sense or judgment
the asininity of your public ridicule of the boss is beyond belief
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Noun
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The formal insanity defense succeeds in fewer than one percent of cases, but its visibility reinforces a flawed public perception that mental illness is a common driver of violence.—
Victor Petreca,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025 -
The film is raucous comedy about a road trip that devolves into chaos and insanity.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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More adventurists eventually arrive on the island, and just like that, human interaction starts to breed madness.—
Itzel Luna,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Having bet on tradition at the macro level, Philippe believes that the more simplicity is required at the micro level.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The anachronistic simplicity of the Galaxy Express — a spaceship deliberately and nostalgically modeled after a steam train — says plenty.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
21 Aug. 2025
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Many users pointed out the absurdity of boasting about perfect attendance, especially in the context of public health.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Everyone with foreign agent status has to include and be introduced with a disclaimer about how they’re getting funded by outside sources, an absurdity that Rain leans into by staging a marathon of interviews with other foreign agents, some whose record with the status goes back decades.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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So in the midst of poverty imposed by the American embargo and the frequent stupidity of their own government, Cubans struggle to eke out a life.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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He and his great family should not be forced to endure this ‘stupidity’ any longer!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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For the past four years, Honan has been a worm in Adams’s apple, scoring scoop after scoop about the dramas, inanities, and intrigues of his administration.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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The previous sentence illustrates the inanity of my desire.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Asininity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asininity. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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