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Recent Examples of inanity Hacks takes no backseat in its send-up of show biz inanity, but with more heart along the way. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Whether to get some space from his inanity, be able to spend more time with her ex-boyfriend, or simply encourage him to be a person, Tammy urges Craig to make friends with Austin (Paul Rudd), the affable evening news weatherman who moves in down the street. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025 Trump has a complete disregard for laws and expertise, and a unique shamelessness, both of which create fertile soil for inanity. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025 Adams has conditioned New Yorkers to expect so much inanity and cartoonishness that the news was greeted with a kind of glee. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inanity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanity
Noun
  • Following his arrest, Gein was charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But beneath the insanity, there's real heart, pathos, and vulnerability.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Against the backdrop of New York’s Hudson Valley, the film explores faith, madness, autonomy, and the fragile boundary between salvation and delusion.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There’s only madness at the bottom of that picture.
    Kate Colby October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But my naivete and idiocy about what this was going to take was staggering to me just six months later.
    Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The pieces serve as grounding tools, a nod to simplicity in design but layered with weighty symbolism.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With its combination of simplicity, stability, and cost-efficiency, the kirigami parachute may soon find its place in both relief missions and advanced aerospace tests.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ohio is another absurdity, used to describe something strange, weird, or cringey.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The absurdity of the situation began to dawn on me, and a round of giggles began building inside.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If anyone remembers the craziness of the MarketWatch IPO, that’s what really got the dot-com movement going and turned a lot of bankers’ heads.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Occupying a two-mile run from Beach Boulevard south to the Newport Beach line, State Beach is family friendly and features many of the amenities of its northern neighbor without the volume of crowds, hassles or craziness.
    Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Inanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanity. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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