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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanes
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Instead of forming from dying stars, primordial black holes would emerge directly from extreme density variations in the universe shortly after the Big Bang.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Jan. 2026 -
Trying to wrap one’s mind around the scale of civic destruction wrought in just 11 months stretches the limits of the imagination, like conceptualizing light-years or black holes.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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Steinberg told Fox News Digital in a recent interview that Harbaugh is far and away the best candidate for all eight teams currently with head coaching vacancies.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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There are eight head coaching vacancies in the NFL entering wild-card weekend.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Local Aboriginal people are being trained to help monitor the fish so that when the scientists leave, their work will help fill in the blanks about the Bloomfield Cod.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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Welcome to Derry fills in the blanks.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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