as in pointless
having no meaning
this argument over seating arrangements is an utterly meaningless bit of nonsense
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Recent Examples of meaningless
Critics might argue that the opposition’s electoral victory was meaningless because Maduro ultimately retained power and intensified repression.
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Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2024
The in-season tourney is, objectively, a meaningless competition.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
In truth, base clocks are nearly meaningless today and have been for more than a decade now, as the boost or turbo clock typically determines a CPU’s max operating frequency.
—PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
But in contrast to many small-town series, these groups—and the individuals who comprise them—aren’t reduced to meaningless stereotypes.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2024
The in-season tourney is, objectively, a meaningless competition.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
In truth, base clocks are nearly meaningless today and have been for more than a decade now, as the boost or turbo clock typically determines a CPU’s max operating frequency.
—PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
But in contrast to many small-town series, these groups—and the individuals who comprise them—aren’t reduced to meaningless stereotypes.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
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But the multi-step complaint process eventually felt like a pointless time-suck.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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That mission ended in the pointless deaths of 58,220 American soldiers and 4 million people in Southeast Asia.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the series, like the film, shows that vampires are also multidimensional — vulnerable, emotional, funny, absurd — and completely out of place in the modern world.Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Their lives often appear dramatic and borderline absurd.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Even in light of how argumentative Suzie has been with Detective Neck Brace, this inane comment feels like gaslighting.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
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Perhaps counterintuitively, Succession’s depiction of the workings of the digital media industry as ruthless and inane has actually motivated real digital media workers to actively interact with the show online.Amos Barshad, WIRED, 26 May 2023
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Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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The lines — in banana yellows, tangerine oranges, cranberry reds — twist and turn and suggest an irrational understanding of how the universe works.Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
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Conversely, what then could be more wasteful, more undesirable, and more irrational than negating a large share of these conversion gains by wasting them?Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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The cup is empty; a drink must be purchased to pour into it.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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So the Titans left home and headed west for California, looking for a dream but coming up empty.Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Stated simply, the policy errors made with regard to money were uniquely foolish.John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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