senselessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senselessness
Noun
  • Closing arguments in the murder trial of Tamera Laws, 28, ended on Friday, Jan. 31, with her attorney saying she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, KSAT reports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Despite the conspiracy theories, Lawrence was found not guilty by reason of insanity at his trial in April 1835 after just five minutes of jury deliberation.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s remarks are reckless stupidity beyond belief.
    Thomas Friedman, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Typically, the average choroidal thickness in healthy adults is between 200 and 300 micrometers.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Tattoos using 1-atom-thick graphene (combined with layers of other materials) are roughly one-hundredth the thickness of a human hair.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This species of madness that infects the nation Airman Bushnell’s moral sacrifice disdains.
    Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But with a few notable exceptions, America’s business leaders were silent about the sheer madness of Trump’s launching a trade war without legitimate justification.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • All Trump has really done for them is shout nonsense about water.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Contorting morality and diversity to justify a stifling enhancement ordinance is woke nonsense.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Poetic in its simplicity yet crafted with as meticulous attention to detail as Hujar’s reflections on his day, this is a singular meditation on the life of an influential artist for whom major recognition came only after his death.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
  • External vacuum sealers tend to be smaller and more easily storable, and some offer onboard bag roll storage and bag cutters for all-in-one simplicity.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Winner: While o1 Pro made a good showing, the sheer wild absurdity of the DeepSeek R1 response won us over.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The Real Housewives franchise started as a modest examination into the absurdities of the quotidian lives of the upper class — a little bit Desperate Housewives, a little bit Laguna Beach, with a lot of glam in between.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The plummeting property values bled Gary of tax revenue for roads, schools, street lights, firefighters, garbage pickup.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • City government is closest to the needs of residents’ everyday lives – snow plowing, garbage pickup, street lights, road repair, public safety, sensible economic development for low property taxes.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Senselessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senselessness. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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