as in insanities
a foolish act or idea
you want to sneak into the building after the alarm is set—what lunacy!
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Working with Chhaya clients who were facing foreclosure, Mamdani got an intimate look at the little insanities of the city’s housing crisis.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Metaphors, absurdities and seriousness intermingle in this production from New Forms LA and directed by Marissa Pattullo.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Born to a working-class family in a wealthy part of London in 1929 — his father was a chauffeur and his mother a part-time cook — Deighton grew up with a keen eye for the intricacies and absurdities of Britain’s class system.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Lunacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunacies. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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