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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
Congress has dozens of caucuses that focus on things like bicycles, baseball, cancer prevention, natural gas and jazz.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
In Seasons 1-4, that vicar is Sidney Chambers (James Norton), a jazz enthusiast plagued by memories of WWII who offers unsolicited insights to gruff and initially ungrateful Det.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Drummer Mickey Hart had just rejoined the band and some of that swinging, jazz vibe that closed ’74 was gone.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
In the ’80s, a young Parrish, a native of Chicago’s South Side, the son of record-loving parents and the nephew of a jazz musician, was immersed in sound.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026
In Seasons 1-4, that vicar is Sidney Chambers (James Norton), a jazz enthusiast plagued by memories of WWII who offers unsolicited insights to gruff and initially ungrateful Det.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Drummer Mickey Hart had just rejoined the band and some of that swinging, jazz vibe that closed ’74 was gone.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
In the ’80s, a young Parrish, a native of Chicago’s South Side, the son of record-loving parents and the nephew of a jazz musician, was immersed in sound.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jazz
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The key is building meals around high-fiber foods like beans, lentils, whole grains, berries, seeds, vegetables and nuts.—
Ryan Brennan
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The company's specialty nuts -- cashews, confections and snack mixes -- follow the same quality standards as its world famous Virginia Peanuts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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The only way real barriers to non-factory service could be required to work on a ladder-frame gas-engine truck would be if the automaker intentionally loaded it with proprietary nonsense.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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Yet more arrant nonsense, coming from someone who has repeatedly been cited for spreading vaccine misinformation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Veterans’ centers, summer camps, boat launches and garbage pickup could all be impacted.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Any clothes or other materials used to dispose of the broken toy should be put in a separate garbage bag and thrown away as well.—
Parents,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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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.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 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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So where does the rubbish come from?—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
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Final negotiations on ‘Peace’ are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.—
Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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Don’t just try to be brilliant; focus on avoiding stupidity.—
Nilton Bernini,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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On one hand, this is silliness; Swift barely even lived here.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Yet, away from the court, these two personify the best qualities of friendship and the silliness that comes with it.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Schwartz wants to get as many bands on the bill as possible, with a wide variety of genres represented, from bluegrass and punk to cumbia and Afrobeat — all genres of bands that have already applied.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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The act tonight was the Messthetics, a punk-prog-jazz outfit, featuring the drummer and the bassist from Fugazi (Brendan Canty and Joe Lally), a guitar wizard (Anthony Pirog), and a sax man (James Brandon Lewis).—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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“Jazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jazz. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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