nincompoopery

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nincompoopery
Noun
  • Hacks takes no backseat in its send-up of show biz inanity, but with more heart along the way.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Whether to get some space from his inanity, be able to spend more time with her ex-boyfriend, or simply encourage him to be a person, Tammy urges Craig to make friends with Austin (Paul Rudd), the affable evening news weatherman who moves in down the street.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • As stocks surge, Chanos has been warning of other market absurdities including the proliferation of Bitcoin treasury companies which raise money to buy and hold the cryptocurrency.
    Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • In his high-energy hour, featuring plenty of material and crowd work alike, which was taped at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, WA, Jackson tackles everything from racially questionable cookies to other everyday absurdities.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Why do so many leaders turn a blind eye to this lunacy?
    Letters to the Editor, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
  • Hart would throw one more strike in four more pitches, and his day was finished, as the lunacy was just getting started.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Nincompoopery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nincompoopery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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