inanes

plural of inane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanes
Noun
  • But this growth makes sense if the black holes somehow bubble up dark energy in their hearts.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
  • When virtual particle pairs pop into existence at the edge of black holes, sometimes the black hole’s gravity grabs one partner while the other escapes.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Following his staffers' resignation, Pruitt released a statement that his office already had applicants to fill the vacancies and would continue to carry out its duties.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Giants’ initial list of external candidates is believed to include most of the names that will be popular with other clubs that have managerial vacancies.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Toklas filled in the blanks for him, sometimes unwittingly.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hissrich mentions needing to fill in a lot of the blanks left in that character's story in the books.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Inanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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