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
However, trying to draw an AI line may be meaningless when the term itself is so all-encompassing.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
But instead of a small, meaningless detail, Niccol and Starbucks leaders see handwritten messages as a way to add an extra customer service touch.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
But what Buber considered ruinous is what many fundamentalist Christians, knowingly or not, continue to prize: the idea that history is already written and that a state of permanent imminence not only exists in the future but also overlaps with our harsh or meaningless present.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
These hang-outs largely unfurl as a meaningless montage of coverage, packaged with some punchy, comedy-forward exchanges.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
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The forthcoming live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon can’t help but feel somewhat pointless — the great cinematographer Roger Deakins already consulted on the original to make its animation as sweepingly realistic as possible.—
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Hence, the four are reunited, and their seemingly pointless work has resumed, but more mysteries are brewing beneath the sleek, minimalist surface of Lumon.—
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To even suggest that my clients were somehow resistant to other points of view, acted secretly and/or abusively or threatened anyone’s job is patently false and frankly absurd.—
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That would be absurd!’ Athwart Gravy Train Wreck James Lileks In the resistance world, Musk and Trump have fused into one dark bolus of evil, a grinning fleshy blob that throbs with malevolence: Muskentrump.—
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The premise itself is both deeply stupid and incredibly clever (the sweet spot, really).—
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Some of the replies were the usual stupid snark on social media from people who thrive on being negative.—
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Harry would’ve been grumpy and rude, making brusque jokes about inane gender stereotypes and asking direct, invasive questions about anatomy.—
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Mostly we are annoyed by inane thickets of regulation and are suckers for a politician who vows to sweep them aside.—
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My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.—
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Altuve, Espada and everyone in between are stressing the fluidity of a situation that once seemed silly but is transforming into one of baseball’s most fascinating storylines.—
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The ban is an irrational and prejudicial attack on service members who have risked their lives to serve their country.—
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The emotional, messy, unquantifiable part of us — that’s not a dumber or more irrational part.—
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Shoppers have taken to social media to document the egg crisis, sharing photos and videos of empty shelves, limit notices and other shoppers mass purchasing eggs.—
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The Jayhawks have a longstanding consecutive sellout streak (more than 360 games), but there have been empty seats at various games.—
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Miami would be foolish to hold onto him as the team still looks to be multiple years away from contending for a postseason berth.—
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word madly comes from mad (meaning insane, foolish, or intense in emotion) + -ly, a suffix used to form adverbs.—
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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