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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Alice-in-Wonderland
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But while the Gemstones themselves have embraced Kelvin and his coming out, the rest of the world — particularly rival preacher Vance Simkins (Stephen Dorff), Kelvin’s competition for the ridiculous title of Top Christ-Following Man — is more critical.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025 -
In the video, Colbert and Cumming embody billionaires, with the lyrics taking aim at the ridiculous obsessions of the wealthy.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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After Episode 6’s memorable combination of Rick and Frank (Sam Rockwell) having a conversation that rattled at least one of them to his core, the duo continue their shenanigans with an absolutely farcical visit to Jim (Glenn) and Sritala’s (Lek Patravadi) home.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2025
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But what was lyrical in France has become farcical in the Soviet Union.—
Arthur Lubow,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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That must have felt like a surreal, full-circle moment to be coming back to this seminal character in your career while returning to a place that had meaning in real life.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Reminiscent of her striking visuals in the Louis Vuitton x Murakami collaboration, Zendaya appears larger than life—a playful, surreal perspective that echoes the artistic whimsy of that iconic collection.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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That standard was used to suppress the speech of faculty, such as Northwestern professor Laura Kipnis, who in a Kafkaesque turn was the subject of a legal complaint by students under Title IX for writing an op-ed column criticizing the Obama view of Title IX.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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No one wants to have their family vacation turned into some Kafkaesque nightmare at the hands of ICE agents emboldened by the country's general climate of incipient fascism.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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To suggest the Oilers would be winning a war of attrition a week ago would have been ludicrous.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Since at least last May last year, Hazan has been working on a truly ludicrous project: packing a fire-breathing 3.5-liter Ferrari V8 engine from an F355 into a handmade motorcycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet after the 90+ minutes of action on Sunday, that idea seems simply laughable.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s a sentence that would have been laughable just a couple of years ago.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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