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Noun
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But the comedians also used those laughs to reveal the fundamental absurdity of violence and conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Rather than focusing solely on superpowers, the series leans into the absurdities and insecurities of the entertainment industry, pulling back the curtain on fame, failure, and second chances.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Being able to commit to the ridiculousness requires this deep well of belief.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Although constitutionally secular, the country made Islam the state religion during a military dictatorship in 1988, with the resulting paradox providing fertile ground for radical fundamentalists.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Recognizing this paradox could reorient many decision makers.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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That creates a certain level of incongruity on those campuses.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The irony is that many of these leaders are well advised.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, the fiction feature debut of writer-director Seán Dunn (short films British by the Grace of God, Kingdom Come), explores those questions with a gusto for costumes and cosplay and healthy helpings of irony and black humor.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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How populists named what the centre wouldn't Marine Le Pen seized on the contradiction immediately.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Caillaux, by the way, is spelled C-A-I-L-L-A-U-X for those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of French pronunciation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Illogicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogicality. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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