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Recent Examples of folly Asimov's original idea was to conceive a sound system by which humanity's foibles and follies could be traced and tracked over centuries. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025 His style is Olympian on the surface, the ironic detachment of his pictures casting a cold, curious eye at humanity’s follies and derangements. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 The past week has seen many decrying the folly of government picking winners in business. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 The folly of fake coins Counterfeit coins have long been a thorn in the side of the numismatic world and federal authorities. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for folly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folly
Noun
  • Those members of Bachelor Nation who aren't familiar with the #MomTok insanity will have several months to get up to speed, as Paul's season of The Bachelorette will not premiere until 2026.
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • She was later extradited from South Korea in 2022, PEOPLE previously reported, and has since pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is pursuing an insanity defense.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To give you an idea of this madness, take a look at the photo at the top.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Progressive madness killed Charlie Kirk, a once-in-a-generation leader.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every four years, we are told that this is the most important election in history, which is a lot of errant nonsense.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But coming from Alexander Karp, the CEO and cofounder of Palantir Technologies, this concern-trolling about a growing censoriousness in ‘the culture’ feels almost intentional in its absurdity.
    Book Marks September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The result is an absurdity that can elicit instinctual laughter at the grossest imagery imaginable.
    Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those who enjoy the simplicity and ease of a hair serum will like Hers’s Minoxidil Solution.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The secret’s in the simplicity—and the rave reviews say it all.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That’s off-the-scale stupidity.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • But my naivete and idiocy about what this was going to take was staggering to me just six months later.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Not so much by her response as by my own foolishness.
    Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The foolishness of the governor’s gibe was underscored by the progressive, staunchly anti-Trump Democratic mayor of San Jose.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Folly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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