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Noun
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If Bailey was an unlikely hitting hero when his fluky drive off the brick arcade beat the Phillies, then his iconic turn Friday night bordered on ridiculousness.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025 -
This is only the first week of Mafiathon 3, meaning there is only more ridiculousness to come.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Turn the absurdity up to 11 as well.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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As represented by Camus, absurdism emphasizes accepting the absurdity of life and finding joy without illusions, often through gallows humor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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This irony is not lost on Korea’s local studios, which still rely on box office and have all been cutting back on production output since the pandemic.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the irony is that the fictional worlds I was most obsessed with had no place for me either.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Viewers have taken to the comments section to voice their amusement at the unexpected sight.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The amusement area at Luna Park, opened in 2010, is a genuinely good place to spend an afternoon, and so is the old Wonder Wheel Park, where the longtime owners, the Vourderis family, have invested significantly.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Ludicrousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ludicrousness. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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