wackiness

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Recent Examples of wackiness And with those road destinations, there’s plenty of room for late-season winter weather wackiness. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 13 May 2026 These flashes of melancholy or yearning give the record complexity and depth, as well as stopping it from devolving into wackiness. Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026 Fashion Week wackiness ensues, but critics can’t get too enthused for it. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026 The real wackiness comes from the extra accessories. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 Speaking of which, the soundtrack also overdoses a bit on the calculated wackiness of vintage cuts by Bonzo Dog Band, the Monty Python-adjacent 1960s British novelty music act. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 There’s absolutely skill involved, but there’s also a lot of wackiness there, too, with random bounces deciding which teams get breakaways or odd-man rushes. James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 But wackiness aside, the nuts and bolts of recruiting go far beyond what antics coaches get up to on the road. Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 But the few that do have been epic in their sheer wackiness. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wackiness
Noun
  • This case involved a client who, after years of competency litigation, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state forensic hospital.
    Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • This is reaching the level of insanity in the state of Georgia.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB shares his method behind the madness.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Neill plays Mark in director Andrzej Żuławski’s fearless study of madness, opposite the incredible Isabelle Adjani as his increasingly disturbed wife, Anna.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Unlike trends that involve shoving one pastry into another, salt bread’s virality is rooted in simplicity, capturing attention with little other than butter and a bit of salt.
    Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
  • Platformization and simplicity drive cybersecurity buyers, and organizations with an appetite for new companies are often looking to complete their platform capabilities.
    Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 1982 Before the kids, the craziness and the reality show, the head-over-heels Brits tied the knot in Maui, Hawaii.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • The forecast for Thursday calls for craziness.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • All sorts of factors—religious fervor, drug trips, the absurdities of aging—an unmoor a person’s mind and spirit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Still, the gleeful absurdity of that concept came with its own humanity.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Adding to the mind-blowing zaniness of the piece?
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • As was the case in the first season as well, the finale escalates to a place of thrilling zaniness, with a little less ultimate emotional gravitas this time around.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Wackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wackiness. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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