as in pointless
having no meaning
this argument over seating arrangements is an utterly meaningless bit of nonsense
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Recent Examples of meaningless
Were the weekend's protests the sign of an anti-Trump popular groundswell, or a meaningless flash in the pan?
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Before Jaws, those two eerie notes were just meaningless sounds.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The Americans face Haiti in a meaningless group-stage match Sunday before awaiting their yet-unknown quarters foe.
6.
—Greg Cote
june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
If the packaging is inaccessible, the exemption is meaningless.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Before Jaws, those two eerie notes were just meaningless sounds.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The Americans face Haiti in a meaningless group-stage match Sunday before awaiting their yet-unknown quarters foe.
6.
—Greg Cote
june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
If the packaging is inaccessible, the exemption is meaningless.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
Adjective
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That being said, asking someone about their tattoo isn’t always pointless.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The whole theater thing to me is kind of pointless.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Rich and influential adults enjoyed Lear’s company, but Lear himself preferred making mischief for children, telling absurd stories and drawing impossible creatures.—
Caroline Carlson
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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Traditionally, a show truck of this caliber would be fitted with an absurd array of chrome lightbars, air horns and blingy accessories but that would be counterintuitive to the vehicle’s mission.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Murderbot May 16 on Apple TV+ The question on everyone’s mind: What if the technology that takes on ou most mindless and inane tasks revolts against us?—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
19 May 2025
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This idea, presented as a somewhat inane gesture of pragmatic engagement, instead provoked strong opposition from world leaders, who condemned it as both strategically misguided and morally indefensible.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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One of Netflix’s big movie plays for July is the sequel to its very silly but very fun action fantasy film The Old Guard.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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So watch for seemingly irrational behavior and erratic tactical moves, as leadership is unafraid to confuse customers and take outsized capital risks.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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As Reva relates the stories of her three main characters—including one whose true passion is snail conservation—her novel hums with bruised faith in the irrational power of hope, whether for peace, love, endangered species, or familial reconciliation.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The actor is actually photographed on an empty set, with one or two life-size props to give him his bearings; meanwhile, another camera superimposes the miniature set, in sync with the first camera.—
Andrew Tobias,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer campripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Underestimating China would be a grave error, but underestimating the United States would be equally foolish.—
Damien Ma,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2025
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Gi-hun himself proved a tough protagonist to root for when the show began, as a foolish gambling addict hoping to reconnect with his family but who becomes obsessed with the games anyway.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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