as in insanities
a foolish act or idea
investing in that company now would be foolery
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absurdities
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More than anything, even amid the silliness and absurdities of the medical emergencies, the show’s feel-good moments, which involve people being saved and others working together, depict a deep humanity.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The Chair Company coheres into a gestalt, a whole that’s somehow greater than the sum of its absurdities.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Fooleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fooleries. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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