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
Were the weekend's protests the sign of an anti-Trump popular groundswell, or a meaningless flash in the pan?
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Before Jaws, those two eerie notes were just meaningless sounds.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The Americans face Haiti in a meaningless group-stage match Sunday before awaiting their yet-unknown quarters foe.
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—Greg Cote
june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
If the packaging is inaccessible, the exemption is meaningless.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Before Jaws, those two eerie notes were just meaningless sounds.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The Americans face Haiti in a meaningless group-stage match Sunday before awaiting their yet-unknown quarters foe.
6.
—Greg Cote
june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
If the packaging is inaccessible, the exemption is meaningless.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningless
Adjective
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That being said, asking someone about their tattoo isn’t always pointless.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The whole theater thing to me is kind of pointless.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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The French super powerhouse has taken teams part since winning the UEFA Champions League crown on May 24, outscoring its foes by an absurd 21-1 margin.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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From the vantage point of 2025, this appears as absurd as suggesting that women’s soccer matches should be 70 minutes instead of 90, the same as in the men’s game.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Murderbot May 16 on Apple TV+ The question on everyone’s mind: What if the technology that takes on ou most mindless and inane tasks revolts against us?—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
19 May 2025
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This idea, presented as a somewhat inane gesture of pragmatic engagement, instead provoked strong opposition from world leaders, who condemned it as both strategically misguided and morally indefensible.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Green Lantern is earnest and bright and, yeah, incredibly silly and a little embarrassing.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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In the case of mania, a mental health symptom where patients experience irrational self-belief and happiness, models responded correctly 80% of the time.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 July 2025
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This tracks with an observation made by the journalist David Epstein, who writes in Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World that athletes from tiny towns have irrational levels of success.—
Henry Abbott,
The Atlantic,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Whether you’re just getting started or you’re headed to the Med Spa, Noh has advice for how to up your skincare game, avoid empty trends, and DIY your skincare at home with her favorite products, face exercises, and step-by-step skincare routines.—
Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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The black silhouette of a male head and shoulders sits atop a ladder whose rungs are capped at each end with empty spools that might have held the threads of life.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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Underestimating China would be a grave error, but underestimating the United States would be equally foolish.—
Damien Ma,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2025
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Gi-hun himself proved a tough protagonist to root for when the show began, as a foolish gambling addict hoping to reconnect with his family but who becomes obsessed with the games anyway.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningless. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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