as in insanities
a foolish act or idea
investing in that company now would be foolery
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Noun
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Working with Chhaya clients who were facing foreclosure, Mamdani got an intimate look at the little insanities of the city’s housing crisis.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This lack of scientific alignment leads to absurdities.—
Rino Ferrarese,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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The luckiest among us endure these quotidian absurdities indirectly, via news stories and social media feeds, their consequences delayed until sometime in the future.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Fooleries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fooleries. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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