zaniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for zaniness
Noun
  • Walter refused to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
  • Third, and this is key: Do not give in to insanity.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The there is the early childhood of the people she’s been visiting, most of whom are now in their late 80s or 90s — the innocent pre-World War II days before the round-ups, the concentration camps, the madness, the murder.
    Christine DiMattei, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Irresistible madness: Boca Juniors and Benfica see red, Chelsea ease past LAFC Now then.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Conduct an internal discovery and simplicity audit.
    Deanna Laster, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • While a game like No Man's Sky, with its procedural generation and ambition, might be more stunning, there's something uniquely charming and satisfying about the simplicity of Astroneer.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The violence is always relentless, always builds, to a point of absurdity, where exaggeration becomes the point, and the joke.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
  • Of all the absurdity in these films, that’s your issue?
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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“Zaniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zaniness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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