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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
Dwayne Keith Project, a Hartford act fusing gospel, jazz and hip-hop.
8:30 to 10 p.m.: Khruangbin, the worldly psychedelic soul/rock/dub/pop trio from Houston, Texas.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Smooth jazz echoed from the stage and off the historic brick buildings as children danced while elders nodded their heads and smiled.
—Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2025
For instance, Grammy Award–winning musician Jon Batiste opened his first-ever jazz club at Baha Mar.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 June 2025
The first concert on June 17 features The American Flyboys Band with jazz, swing, rock n’ roll and Latin rhythms.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Smooth jazz echoed from the stage and off the historic brick buildings as children danced while elders nodded their heads and smiled.
—Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2025
For instance, Grammy Award–winning musician Jon Batiste opened his first-ever jazz club at Baha Mar.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 June 2025
The first concert on June 17 features The American Flyboys Band with jazz, swing, rock n’ roll and Latin rhythms.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jazz
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wasps are also scavengers, and they can often be found flying around garbage bins looking for their next meal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Folsom 4th of July garbage schedule For those living in Folsom, trash and waste pickup will continue as scheduled, according to the city’s website.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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That's nonsense… and anyone who's been a part of these productions knows that IN FACT the opposite is true.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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The song was essentially one long joke about animal noises, and once the joke wore off, what remained was an insanely repetitive chorus of nonsense.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The [Terry] Rozier trade turned out to be kind of blah ...—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Living Better From blah to buoyant, these skills can improve your mood and optimism Why aim towards the ear?—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Meanwhile, doubling down on stupidity, the Democrats attacked Trump for eliminating—or at least setting back—Iran’s capacity to complete construction and delivery of nuclear bombs.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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That’s either extreme confidence or extraordinary stupidity, or some combination.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Music used to define someone’s identity: punk, rock, country, alternative, and so forth.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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Over the weekend, the English punk rap duo sparked outrage at the music festival in the United Kingdom.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Start with the dragon and its bizarre dog-like face, exaggerated fangs and dripping drool.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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