as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the librarian told us a lot of hogwash about how you can go to jail for having overdue books
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Recent Examples of hogwash
Misinformation and anti-science hogwash will continue to plague us.
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Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
This is the sort of expert hogwash that Reiner, for a while, did better than anyone.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
How To Make Cheese Straws With Ease Cheese straws get a bad rap for being difficult to make, but that’s a load of hogwash.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
Some are eager to make the comparison; others denounce it as hogwash and misappropriation.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
This is the sort of expert hogwash that Reiner, for a while, did better than anyone.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
How To Make Cheese Straws With Ease Cheese straws get a bad rap for being difficult to make, but that’s a load of hogwash.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
Some are eager to make the comparison; others denounce it as hogwash and misappropriation.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hogwash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogwash
Noun
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The only way real barriers to non-factory service could be required to work on a ladder-frame gas-engine truck would be if the automaker intentionally loaded it with proprietary nonsense.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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Yet more arrant nonsense, coming from someone who has repeatedly been cited for spreading vaccine misinformation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Veterans’ centers, summer camps, boat launches and garbage pickup could all be impacted.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Any clothes or other materials used to dispose of the broken toy should be put in a separate garbage bag and thrown away as well.—
Parents,
Parents,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The key is building meals around high-fiber foods like beans, lentils, whole grains, berries, seeds, vegetables and nuts.—
Ryan Brennan
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The company's specialty nuts -- cashews, confections and snack mixes -- follow the same quality standards as its world famous Virginia Peanuts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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So where does the rubbish come from?—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2026
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There’s also the logical blah blah that a sequel is good for the greater franchise ecosystem, read viewers will rewatch Star Wars movies on Disney+, etc.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Don’t just try to be brilliant; focus on avoiding stupidity.—
Nilton Bernini,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Nobody doggedly builds a stand-up career that takes them from clubs to theaters to selling out arena tours from a foundation of genuine stupidity.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
Noun
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On one hand, this is silliness; Swift barely even lived here.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Yet, away from the court, these two personify the best qualities of friendship and the silliness that comes with it.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Hogwash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogwash. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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