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Recent Examples of folly In the oldest and most historical of the series’ timelines, Disclaimer is about the knife’s edge between youthful folly and deadly tragedy. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 Ignoring the warnings would be pure folly, especially at this time. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 Going the quantitative route ended up providing interesting folly but did not nail down the answer. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 What the 49ers did to the Eagles that day underscores the folly making too big a deal out of a game when there is so much of the season left to be played. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for folly 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folly
Noun
  • This is reminiscent of the famous remark that this is a fine line between genius and insanity.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Then again, believing that to be true might just be what insanity looks like from the inside.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But Melina always fascinated Lila — the authenticity of madness, untethered from the social mores that dominated their environment, made sense for Lila.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Schedule madness Schools will play 18 conference games.
    Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • And yeah, some of the items on his list are utter nonsense.
    Eric Miquelon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There is no nonsense in Ron Norsworthy’s gaze or tone.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On the floor above a woman sweeps the floor, an act of absurdity that doubles as bravery, the whole scene a desperate attempt at normalcy in a world that has become anything but.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Accentuating the absurdity of the gold rush, one of the screenwriters of Mezrich’s project, Lauren Schuker Blum, was competing with her husband, the producer Jason Blum, who was racing to get HBO’s project developed.
    Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Raines believes that simplicity also applies to his politics.
    Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The production’s simplicity ditched the cliches that have accumulated around the play over decades.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The problem lies in the stupidity of the is original spec.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Then after Tyla won Best International Artist, Henson ran through the calendar to recap a year in foolishness.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 June 2024
  • On an international level, too..., one country’s climate response can easily leave another country impoverished, either through neglect, foolishness or outright malevolence.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
  • For constipation, drink fluids and gradually increase fiber intake from sources like bran, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds to promote regular bowel movements.
    Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024

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“Folly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folly. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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