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Recent Examples of meaninglessness
The motive behind the trend is rather unclear, but like much of Gen-Z and Generation Alpha culture, the meaning could come from the meaninglessness.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The irony and meaninglessness of the carnage rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation in his day-to-day work.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The irony and meaninglessness of the violence rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation and community care in his day-to-day work.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Maybe the meaninglessness is the point.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
But people familiar with OpenAI’s governing documents said that it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Brooks has no interest in the broader sweep of history and, indeed, no apparent knowledge of the philosophical accounts of encroaching meaninglessness which have been on offer for centuries.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
In a landscape where AI can generate any analysis on demand and information is abundant to the point of meaninglessness, the leaders who will define this era are those who make meaning from complexity, hold steady when the ground shifts and forge connections with those around them.
—Rachel Weissman, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The report amounted to a searing exposé of the meaninglessness of high school grades in California.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The irony and meaninglessness of the carnage rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation in his day-to-day work.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The irony and meaninglessness of the violence rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation and community care in his day-to-day work.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Maybe the meaninglessness is the point.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
But people familiar with OpenAI’s governing documents said that it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Brooks has no interest in the broader sweep of history and, indeed, no apparent knowledge of the philosophical accounts of encroaching meaninglessness which have been on offer for centuries.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
In a landscape where AI can generate any analysis on demand and information is abundant to the point of meaninglessness, the leaders who will define this era are those who make meaning from complexity, hold steady when the ground shifts and forge connections with those around them.
—Rachel Weissman, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The report amounted to a searing exposé of the meaninglessness of high school grades in California.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaninglessness
Noun
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Such expeditions can turn into a Buddhistic exercise in enlightened pointlessness.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This is familiar territory for singular sports figures; think of how, over three seasons of 100 Foot Wave, big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has opened up about his own vacillation between craving dominance and fearing irrelevance.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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One win away from ending 16 years of playoff irrelevance.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Defendants rely on cases that, ironically, only confirm the inapplicability of the § 1252(f)(1) bar here.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Payton never has feelings of inadequacy or insecurity.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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The inadequacy of that shipping rate continues to have daily real-world consequences.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Only cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutional care is considered when determining public-charge inadmissibility.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Perfection alienates; wrongness invites.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the 1940s and 50s, Pym’s spinsters had occupied a status of respectable wrongness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Meaninglessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaninglessness. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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