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Recent Examples of meaninglessness
The irony and meaninglessness of the carnage rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation in his day-to-day work.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The irony and meaninglessness of the violence rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation and community care in his day-to-day work.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Maybe the meaninglessness is the point.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
But people familiar with OpenAI’s governing documents said that it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Brooks has no interest in the broader sweep of history and, indeed, no apparent knowledge of the philosophical accounts of encroaching meaninglessness which have been on offer for centuries.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
The report amounted to a searing exposé of the meaninglessness of high school grades in California.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The report amounted to a searing exposé of the meaninglessness of high school grades in California.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
Mondragon, though, mostly transcends meaninglessness by having to stare intensely at a stranger’s reaction — the medium is the message, as always.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The irony and meaninglessness of the violence rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation and community care in his day-to-day work.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Maybe the meaninglessness is the point.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
But people familiar with OpenAI’s governing documents said that it has been diluted to the point of meaninglessness.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Brooks has no interest in the broader sweep of history and, indeed, no apparent knowledge of the philosophical accounts of encroaching meaninglessness which have been on offer for centuries.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
The report amounted to a searing exposé of the meaninglessness of high school grades in California.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
The report amounted to a searing exposé of the meaninglessness of high school grades in California.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
Mondragon, though, mostly transcends meaninglessness by having to stare intensely at a stranger’s reaction — the medium is the message, as always.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaninglessness
Noun
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Such expeditions can turn into a Buddhistic exercise in enlightened pointlessness.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That’s patently unfair, because Miami has experienced far more success in recent years, including the two Finals appearances this decade, while the Bulls have languished in irrelevance for years.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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In the fifth year of Howe’s spell as head coach, Newcastle are transformed from relegation fodder into trophy-winners, from a footballing irrelevance into a team who have competed in the Champions League twice in three seasons, reaching the round of 16 for the first time in the current one.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Defendants rely on cases that, ironically, only confirm the inapplicability of the § 1252(f)(1) bar here.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Skepticism about Shakespeare having actually written the plays attributed to him has persisted for more than a century, originated by lack of documentation and inadequacies in the historical record and perpetuated by cultural fascination.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Lamont administration invited to the signing ceremony Hammersley and others who have been critical of Connecticut’s longstanding inadequacies in education funding, which have been the subject of litigation over decades, as well as the current governor’s fiscal moderation.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Only cash assistance for income maintenance or long-term institutional care is considered when determining public-charge inadmissibility.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Perfection alienates; wrongness invites.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the 1940s and 50s, Pym’s spinsters had occupied a status of respectable wrongness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Meaninglessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaninglessness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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