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the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind despised the sheer mindlessness of the movie's violence
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Recent Examples of mindlessness There’s the White House and its malicious megaphone of mindlessness; the generative AI advocates and their pushy, pathetic ploys; the Major League Baseball owners and their dedication to self-destruction. —
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026 The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026 The show’s real villain is mindlessness, in other words. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mindlessness
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The exact timing depends on the shape, thickness, and whether the pasta contains a filling.— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026
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Don’t be afraid to hang an oversized mirror above the sink—just make sure to consider the thickness of the frame, so as to not take up unnecessary visual weight.— Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
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If not for the stupidity of Joe Biden and the Democrats, ICE would have an easier job.— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Smart, skilled, hardworking people gracefully put up with all manner of tragedy, stupidity, and institutional rot.— Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, arrowroot extract adds volume, aloe vera extract adds a bit of shine (to prevent chalkiness and dullness), and celery root extract soothes the scalp.— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
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Their bestselling Regenerating Cleanser gently polishes away impurities and dullness to reveal a healthy-looking, radiant glow, clinically proven to make skin look brighter, smoother, more hydrated and pores look smaller.— Tory Johnson, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The slowness of encryption forces them to triage.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Julia's confession Fed up with local law enforcement's slowness and unresponsiveness, Christine and Katas eventually get FBI agent Dawn Martin on the case.— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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Unlike its sibling concepts of dumbness and idiocy, stupidity isn’t really a personality trait.— Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
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Compare that to punk rock, which used dumbness as a tactic.— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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She was found not responsible by reason of insanity and remanded to mental health treatment.— Selina Guevara, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
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Many of us have spent the past 15 months focused on chaos and bouts of incredulity, if not insanity.— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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This season Fears has shown both the maturity of the player who came back to discuss his actions with his head coach, and the foolishness of the hothead who responded with the hard foul.— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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There was no foolishness tolerated from him and, of course, Magic, his lieutenant.— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Understand how rye works in baking Though dark, dense rye bread is delicious, rye flour does not inherently create denseness in other baked goods.— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Mindlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/mindlessness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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