as in absurdities
a foolish act or idea
everyone laughed at the latest insanity from the town eccentric
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Recent Examples of insanities
Working with Chhaya clients who were facing foreclosure, Mamdani got an intimate look at the little insanities of the city’s housing crisis.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insanities
absurdities
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With a setting both familiar and uniquely alien to all of us watching at home, there are few limits to the kind of absurdities the cast could get into.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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More than anything, even amid the silliness and absurdities of the medical emergencies, the show’s feel-good moments, which involve people being saved and others working together, depict a deep humanity.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Insanities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insanities. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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