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Recent Examples of nonsense This is not some spiritual nonsense. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 This smacks of fake tough guy nonsense. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025 And then a lot of nonsense, which comes with the script. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 This was hardly the only nonsense uttered at the 40-minute press briefing, which was light on policy specifics but heavy on praise for the AI industry as a whole. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonsense
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsense
Noun
  • Start With Clean, Reliable Data Garbage in, garbage out.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • By the end, Flacco was removed from the game and rookie Dillon Gabriel led a garbage-time touchdown drive capped by an 8-yard scoring pass to Dylan Sampson.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rather, the Mediterranean diet simply underscores that the majority of your plate consists of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and legumes, Goldstein says.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t want nuts but still want the crunch?
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.
    Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • What really makes Dog Man special, though, is how Pilkey’s trademark mix of absurd silliness and surprising sincerity shines through.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • People had never seen that kind of silliness.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My senses sharpened, my breath slowed, and the chatter in my head went quiet.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • After plenty of chatter, Thug is attempting to finally control his narrative and the reclamation of the Atlanta rapper is on.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the police headquarters in Denpasar, Bali’s capital, on Saturday as some burned rubbish on the street and police fired tear gas into the crowd.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Pieces of plastic, including bottles, bags, straws and cutlery, make up two thirds of the rubbish found in rivers around the world, according to a new analysis.
    Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Heck, maybe its sheer stupidity.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity.
    Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My last thought, here, beware of the endless gibberish about the hazards of rotations.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Her toddler, who was almost two, leaned over the railing and called out to the agents in baby gibberish, but the agents did not acknowledge her.
    Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 25 July 2025

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“Nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsense. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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