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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
her book, in which she details the things that are purportedly wrong with the country, is crapola of the first magnitude
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Recent Examples of crapola
That is complete crapola.
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Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 July 2021
What’s followed is an ongoing and endless stream of superhero crapola, with explosions subbing for intelligent characters and dialog.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019
The president of Colombia was standing next to him as the ignorance and the crapola began to fly.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 May 2017
Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 July 2021
What’s followed is an ongoing and endless stream of superhero crapola, with explosions subbing for intelligent characters and dialog.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019
The president of Colombia was standing next to him as the ignorance and the crapola began to fly.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapola
Noun
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Crucially, the eggs were fittingly fluffy, none of that rubbery nonsense that plague lesser burrito slingers.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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All’s Fair is girlboss nonsense.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Having junk hauled away costs money.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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As the investigation continues, scientists are weighing a series of improbable scenarios, from space rocks to space junk, in hopes of identifying what exactly fell from the sky onto a moving Tesla in the South Australian night.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One officer allegedly found garbage bags inside a large freezer that were later determined to contain the remains of a female, the station reported.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Milivojevic, meanwhile, has benefited with garbage-time appearances over the last four games, putting up three touchdowns and zero interceptions in the process.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The healthy-dose of cheese in this recipe will convert even the most ardent broccoli hater.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Turkey meal includes mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green beans, broccoli salad; ham meal includes mac and cheese, turnip greens, broccoli salad, hashbrown casserole.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Here’s my house, blah, blah, blah.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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If your manicure has been feeling a little blah recently, one of the best ways to elevate your look is with the best accent nail ideas.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When firefighters arrived at the scene, multiple cars and piles of rubbish were on fire.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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One hurdle for these editors is that far-right hate is more conducive to digital slop, both because algorithms prize outlandish ragebait and because the tribalistic ideas themselves are low IQ rubbish.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a recording shared by his family, Dailey recounted driving his 2002 silver Dodge Dakota up the Swamp Lake Trail, reaching the top safely and stopping to snack on some jerky and a handful of nuts, ABC News reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The crew can now prepare ingredients like nuts, cakes, and fresh vegetables using the oven and other cooking tools.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Why should Curtis have to back down to **maybe** save that city from its own stupidity?—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Snack Homiez’ back-and-forth, soothing in its stupidity, reminded me of this Kate McKinnon-Aidy Bryant two-hander from 2021.—
Charu Sinha,
Vulture,
19 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crapola.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapola. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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