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Recent Examples of ridiculousness
Whoever enlisted Jorma Taccone to direct this deserves a raise, given that the charter member of the Lonely Island understands how to consistently ramp things up to levels of high ridiculousness.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
That person — a sunny, daffy, confection of trashy Southern ridiculousness — is just not a mean person.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
And that’s the ridiculousness of the NFL draft process.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Watching midsize creators’ honest try-on hauls feels like being in a dressing room with a best friend, laughing over the ridiculousness of needing to do squats to see if jeans have enough give to accommodate your belly and thighs.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
And almost the ridiculousness of the moment.
—Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
The 30-second Super Bowl version manages to capture most of the ridiculousness of the lengthier, two-and-a-half-minute version directed by Spike Jonze, which feels as silly and committed as any of your favorite Stiller comedy moments.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Where to begin with such ridiculousness?
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
That person — a sunny, daffy, confection of trashy Southern ridiculousness — is just not a mean person.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
And that’s the ridiculousness of the NFL draft process.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Watching midsize creators’ honest try-on hauls feels like being in a dressing room with a best friend, laughing over the ridiculousness of needing to do squats to see if jeans have enough give to accommodate your belly and thighs.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
And almost the ridiculousness of the moment.
—Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
The 30-second Super Bowl version manages to capture most of the ridiculousness of the lengthier, two-and-a-half-minute version directed by Spike Jonze, which feels as silly and committed as any of your favorite Stiller comedy moments.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Where to begin with such ridiculousness?
—Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridiculousness
Noun
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Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The ever increasing absurdity turned a familiar mind game between exes into a shrewd illustration of heartbreak’s capacity to create wild distortions of reality.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Tobias Harris – a name that still echoes uncomfortably in Orlando – poured in 30 points, adding another layer of irony to a franchise that once traded him away for essentially nothing.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The Productivity Paradox The cruel irony of America’s sleep deficit is that overwork undermines the output it’s meant to produce.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
Noun
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While the work’s English title might indicate a sense of amusement or distraction, the Chinese title is an idiom that refers to being caught in a dilemma, like a boat that has left one shore but has not yet reached the other.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Imagine if Game of Thrones utilized the mind-altering technology of Westworld to extend the world of your favorite fantasy franchise beyond books, beyond television, into immersive theater-slash-amusement-park entertainment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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