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Recent Examples of inanity This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025 The conflict is a sustained demonstration of war’s essential inanity. George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025 And so, saying poor people choose to be poor and these kind of inanities at the time. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Unfortunately, any theme Feldman tries to hang on these slippery characters just slides off into inanity. Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inanity
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Noun
  • Defense had planned to argue insanity Purdy’s trial had been scheduled to take place in July.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
  • The trial was initially scheduled to begin three months ago but was delayed after Abril changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The there is the early childhood of the people she’s been visiting, most of whom are now in their late 80s or 90s — the innocent pre-World War II days before the round-ups, the concentration camps, the madness, the murder.
    Christine DiMattei, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Irresistible madness: Boca Juniors and Benfica see red, Chelsea ease past LAFC Now then.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Young consumers receptive to silk lingerie and sleepwear still demand machine-wash convenience and price sensitivity, while design styles must balance traditional aesthetics with modern tastes—blending simplicity, comfort and a sense of technology.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 24 June 2025
  • Each brand employs a strikingly similar aesthetic vocabulary: muted color palettes dominated by whites, blacks, and earth tones; sans-serif typography that suggests clinical precision; and packaging that prioritizes geometric simplicity over ornamental flourish.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Mika Rottenberg’s work explores the pure absurdities of our current world.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • These over-the-top moments and the absurdity of its title may be the elements that made Zombi 2 famous, but beneath them is a movie with an eerie, uncanny vibe that's shockingly easy to get lost in.
    James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025

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“Inanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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