as in absurdity
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Noun
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Indonesian auteur Edwin has spent much of his career examining the quiet absurdities of modern life with a cool, deadpan detachment.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Eager sycophants run behind him to carry out his directives and repeat his absurdities.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 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
Noun
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The 30-second Super Bowl version manages to capture most of the ridiculousness of the lengthier, two-and-a-half-minute version directed by Spike Jonze, which feels as silly and committed as any of your favorite Stiller comedy moments.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Where to begin with such ridiculousness?—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is a perpetual paradox in films dealing with subjects such as child abuse, however, and is not a Gordian knot that a single film can be expected to unravel.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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This unexpected outcome became known as Solow’s productivity paradox, thanks to the economist’s observation of the phenomenon.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not a single critic of the book was struck by the incongruity of this failure in basic thriller plotting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The irony is that the settlement with Jordan might actually represent a turning point.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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There would, then, be a beautiful sense of irony if voters in the Republican primary righted that wrong.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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In mid-January, a stranger studying American higher education would have noticed contradictions in the system.—
David Ignatius,
Washington Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Our flag is, by definition, a contradiction.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
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The answer lies in the subtleties and peculiarities of the reward system, and our old friend dopamine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tracking the beginning of their secret relationship through Thorpe’s 1979 trial, A Very English Scandal is a stellar lesson in how to use the miniseries format to tease out the bizarre peculiarities of real-life drama.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Illogicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogicality. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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