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language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
don't give me that jazz about how you didn't know that it was illegal
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Recent Examples of jazz
Meanwhile, a prodigious weekly outpouring of masterworks from Motown laid the groundwork for my teen-age love of jazz.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Straight From the Windy City Chicago and Earth, Wind, & Fire, both came from the Chicago music scene of the late Sixties, drawing deep inspiration from jazz.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
At its core, the documentary underscores the seismic impact of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that fused jazz, funk, soul and pop into a global sound that defined an era.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Even the jaunty, jazz-heavy soundtrack by the pool is a glorious throwback.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for jazz
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Straight From the Windy City Chicago and Earth, Wind, & Fire, both came from the Chicago music scene of the late Sixties, drawing deep inspiration from jazz.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
At its core, the documentary underscores the seismic impact of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that fused jazz, funk, soul and pop into a global sound that defined an era.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Even the jaunty, jazz-heavy soundtrack by the pool is a glorious throwback.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for jazz
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jazz
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Her lab has found even modest additions to the diet — a handful of nuts or an avocado — can enrich certain beneficial bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
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Including foods like avocado, olive oil, nuts, or seeds can make your meal more satisfying and may also stimulate digestion.
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Even Hauser can’t rescue this culturally insensitive, stereotype-perpetuating nonsense.
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Some beer companies even make canned versions of the drink, but forget that nonsense — there is nothing better than a fresh, handmade michelada.
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Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
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Relying Too Much On Garbage Disposals Though the name may be deceiving, garbage disposals aren’t actually designed to dispose of all garbage.
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That shooting makes up for what is a fairly blah resume otherwise.
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Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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Which again, highlights the stupidity of allowing these exceptions in the first place.
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Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.
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Is now the time for the industry to take the silliness seriously?
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But what pushed the situation from the realm of silliness to sinister was a US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife from their home in Caracas on January 3, 2026.
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Live Music Hastings has an active music culture with everything from jazz, folk and blues to indie, punk and electronic music, with venues ranging from pubs and small clubs to larger arts spaces.
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Makeup highlights for the actress continued the punk edge, with bold brows, darkly lined eyes and a neutral, glossy lip by artist Tyron Machhausen.
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“Jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jazz. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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