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Recent Examples of pointless Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Aug. 2025 Development stops Did your one-on-ones once discuss your future at the company, but are now quick and pointless? Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 The hiding of this is pointless and serves nobody any constructive purpose. Ismael Estrada, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2025 The whole idea is pointless, damaging and unconstitutional. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pointless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pointless
meaningless
Adjective
  • The Russo-Ukrainian war, and the Israel-Iran conflict have both shown that sophistication alone is meaningless if delivered in teaspoon doses.
    Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • My worry is that AI use becomes ubiquitous enough that the label becomes meaningless—like saying a house was built with a pneumatic brad nailer versus a hammer.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Pointless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pointless. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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