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Adjective
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But here’s a question: How much longer can the country afford to lure so many of its promising talents into a life of purposeless paper-pushing and legalized economic vandalism that antitrust has become?—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
10 May 2022 -
In How To Do Nothing, Jenny Odell talks about how the pursuit of productivity — driven by capitalism, competition, and consumption — has redirected our attention outward, leaving us feeling empty and purposeless.—
refinery29.com,
refinery29.com,
7 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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Clark felt lost, alone and directionless.—
Autumn Barnes,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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The action begins as an angry, volatile, directionless young man goes out for a night on the town with friends, drinking, drugging and looking for a fight.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Objectless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objectless. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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