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Adjective
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Besides the nightmarish creature, a mysterious ottoman was added to the middle of the bathroom floor, strengthening the case that an AI tool was involved.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Three years ago, ‘Will Smith Eating Spaghetti’ was nightmarish fever-dream.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Gus was unafraid to be operatic, to be ridiculous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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All of this accommodation is a bit ridiculous.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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Morris lets his subjects' personalities sparkle, weaving a wild farcical tale about the mundane that is believable but just weird enough to stand out.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Each member of the Flynn family is given demons to fight, and each has their own farcical plotline that leads them through crisis to a relatively happy outcome.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The show, then and now, combines a sentimental, satirical, soapy, sometimes surreal comedy with a straightforward medical show.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s good, because ALL MONSTERS’ lyrics are dense with surreal, melancholic humor, informed by Haas’ experiences with ADHD and autism and their trans identity.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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Those who value and respect America but couldn’t find their way through the Kafkaesque immigration system deserve a chance to rectify their situation.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
10 Aug. 2025
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In a Kafkaesque twist, Trump’s chart assigns Eswatini the lowest possible (10 percent) reciprocal tariff, despite the fact the nation applies the same external tariffs as Lesotho.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Elordi is passable in his grungy younger iteration and ludicrous as the adult Heathcliff, back from his glow-up like a looksmaxxing skincare influencer wearing a cunty little earring.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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And now, a new gambling game called Rush Hour CCTV on the crypto casino platform Roobet is taking the phenomenon to an even more ludicrous conclusion.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some considered the work abstract and dreamlike, while others went for high realism.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Inspired by a dreamlike underwater scene in the 2012 film Life of Pi, the pool refracts light, shifting ever-changing reflections into the lounge below.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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Produced on a shoestring budget with effects that were laughable even at the time, the original BBC series nevertheless ran for an astonishing 26 seasons before an ongoing revival began in 2005.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ancient mosaics have been restored into laughable deformities of their previous selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Alice-in-Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Alice-in-Wonderland. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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