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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
Thankfully, Wismeier said, the city has been cooperative in helping the jazz spot reopen.
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Jenna Thompson
june 1, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Plans for the 14,000-square-foot site include spaces that could host weddings, jazz nights and other community events.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 1 June 2026
One of the greatest among influential jazz greats.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
O’Brien works again with some familiar faces (Selway, Earth alum Dave Okumu), but also revamps his supporting cast to include Adele/Paul McCartney producer Paul Epworth, jazz flautist Shabaka Hutchings, and, most crucially, Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
—Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026
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Jenna Thompson
june 1, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Plans for the 14,000-square-foot site include spaces that could host weddings, jazz nights and other community events.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 1 June 2026
One of the greatest among influential jazz greats.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
O’Brien works again with some familiar faces (Selway, Earth alum Dave Okumu), but also revamps his supporting cast to include Adele/Paul McCartney producer Paul Epworth, jazz flautist Shabaka Hutchings, and, most crucially, Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
—Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jazz
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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, milk and nuts are included in the nine leading causes of food allergies in the United States.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Flavors unfold in deliberate waves, featuring rich caramel and butterscotch, then roasted nuts, milk chocolate, and a touch of baking spices.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Let’s see if the Pomona Unified School District, which pays thousands of dollars to support its schools’ athletic program, is going to act and stop this nonsense.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The Paris police prefecture said smaller groups caused disturbances in various locations, with some vandalizing shops and setting fires to garbage and self-service bicycles in the streets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Protesters were later seen pelting ICE vehicles with kitchen towels and trash as garbage littered the ground.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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There’s also the logical blah blah that a sequel is good for the greater franchise ecosystem, read viewers will rewatch Star Wars movies on Disney+, etc.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but, still, a rousing and triumphant success.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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Historically, this ash is dumped in piles, mixed in cement, or simply thrown away as industrial rubbish.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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Trash pickup Chris Barnett, Orion Township supervisor, said residents of his community will be allowed to place more bagged trash outside at their next Waste Management pickup day to help handle overflow rubbish from paper plates, etc.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Nobody doggedly builds a stand-up career that takes them from clubs to theaters to selling out arena tours from a foundation of genuine stupidity.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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That led to a whole lot of silliness.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Pratchett’s gift was to blend deep philosophy and complete silliness.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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Recently, that other long-running music magazine published a list of the 100 Greatest Punk Albums and their picks left me pondering the exact boundaries of punk (which, admittedly, is not a very punk thing to do).—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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Black Friday is just a little snot-nosed punk swinging his fists in the air.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 June 2026
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“Jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jazz. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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