as in pointless
having no meaning
this argument over seating arrangements is an utterly meaningless bit of nonsense
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Recent Examples of meaningless
Otherwise, as Douglass understood, liberty becomes meaningless.
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John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
If a regime can commit atrocities, wait patiently, and return unscathed, sanctions become meaningless.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
And if your tax attorney crafts a great benefits plan for your business but fails to communicate the specifics to your retirement broker, the plan is meaningless.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charlie Comfort, a Democrat from the former early-voting state of Iowa, said the critiques of Murphy and Khanna are meaningless so long after the 2024 election.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
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John A. Ragosta, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2025
If a regime can commit atrocities, wait patiently, and return unscathed, sanctions become meaningless.
—Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
And if your tax attorney crafts a great benefits plan for your business but fails to communicate the specifics to your retirement broker, the plan is meaningless.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Charlie Comfort, a Democrat from the former early-voting state of Iowa, said the critiques of Murphy and Khanna are meaningless so long after the 2024 election.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
Adjective
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As commencement ceremonies celebrate the promise of a new generation of graduates, one question looms: will AI make their education pointless?—
Erik Otárola-Castillo,
Time,
7 June 2025
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At the bottom, Greece got the unwanted record of being the only pointless team in the top two divisions of the Nations League.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The College World Series semifinals concluded Wednesday, allowing Houston Astros manager Joe Espada another chance to marvel at an absurd ascension.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The nutrient can indeed help with all of those, but sometimes, the claims turn absurd.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Mexican men were dismissed as violent Panchos and stupid Pedros.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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There’s more stupid romance around harder substances but few chemicals are more hazardous to ambition than THC.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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This idea, presented as a somewhat inane gesture of pragmatic engagement, instead provoked strong opposition from world leaders, who condemned it as both strategically misguided and morally indefensible.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The finale — in which Jigsaw, Amanda, and just about everyone else meet their maker — gives the initial storyline a satisfying conclusion, sending future screenwriters reaching for increasingly inane ways to revive the central characters.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Jeff: This has been such a silly way to seed the in-season tournament.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The director relishes delivering more of the brutal horror sequences that were the first film’s hallmark, but unlike 28 Days Later’s tight, suffocating narrative, here the story is more sprawling — and a whole lot sillier.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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It’s been reopened in chunks, thanks to the unrelenting optimism and irrational persistence of a corps of downtown residents led by Rodriguez and Rosa Chang.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 June 2025
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On the other hand, especially given that the vote was still restricted to only a small minority of propertied men, the rise of party politics itself sharpened the age-old mistrust of popular judgment as irrational and easily swayed—especially by lies.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The notion Tehran was sprinting toward a nuclear bomb is an empty talking point.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Twelve refill capsules are also included, as well as a prepaid shipping box to send the empty ones back.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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Making a prediction for Game 7 is obviously foolish.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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This seems foolish since the U.S. has some 25-30% of the world’s coal, which is even more than China.—
Jude Clemente,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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