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Recent Examples of inanity Unfortunately, any theme Feldman tries to hang on these slippery characters just slides off into inanity. Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 Released about six months after Independence Day, this snarling adaptation of the 1960s Topps trading cards came across as an unwitting send-up of that invasion movie’s cheerful, gung-ho, big-spectacle inanity. Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024 Words of wisdom—and inanity Psaki’s mother’s advice is surely sage, unlike some other words of wisdom Psaki’s received over the years. Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024 And in all its inanity, it was still rooted in Kendall’s love for his father. Amos Barshad, WIRED, 26 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for inanity 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inanity
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
  • This species of madness that infects the nation Airman Bushnell’s moral sacrifice disdains.
    Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Perkins pushes back against logic in favor of entertaining midnight madness, and death has never been funnier or gorier.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Despite its simplicity, the coin toss is a pivotal moment in the Super Bowl, one that carries weight far beyond its apparent randomness.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • While ETFs offer intraday liquidity for investors, some financial advisors and their clients may prefer the long-term track records and simplicity of traditional money market funds, many of which are designed to trade at $1.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media.
    Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Trump has always trafficked in absurdity, but there was a time when his bombast at least had a strategic purpose.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Inanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inanity. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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