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also falderal
as in nuts
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
wanted a dignified, simple wedding and not the folderol that the wedding planner was trying to foist on them
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Recent Examples of folderol
The worst instance of intersectional folderol is Jeffrey Wright’s subplot exploiting the racially confused legacy of both James Baldwin and Anatole Broyard.
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Armond White, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021
Yet most Americans are barely aware of the political folderol that has been going on for years.
—Delthia Ricks, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2010
But this is a mess of its own making, a needless folderol that accomplished nothing beyond making the group seem messy and divided.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2022
For instance, designer David Zinn has built the show a lovely Buckingham Palace, repeating the gilt folderol of the Longacre Theatre’s proscenium on the columns and gates that enclose the stage.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
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Armond White, National Review, 5 Nov. 2021
Yet most Americans are barely aware of the political folderol that has been going on for years.
—Delthia Ricks, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2010
But this is a mess of its own making, a needless folderol that accomplished nothing beyond making the group seem messy and divided.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2022
For instance, designer David Zinn has built the show a lovely Buckingham Palace, repeating the gilt folderol of the Longacre Theatre’s proscenium on the columns and gates that enclose the stage.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folderol
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Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
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For constipation, drink fluids and gradually increase fiber intake from sources like bran, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds to promote regular bowel movements.Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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Generic garbage with weird phrases and a robotic structure.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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And composting leaves means less going to the garbage dump.Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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As people dig out of the muck and survey the damage to their homes and cities, stories of heroic rescues and devastating losses are coming to light.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rivers overflowed, and a chunk of one of the state’s major highways collapsed, cutting off communities; floods slung mud and muck into buildings.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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While schools do exist in rough tiers of selectivity, size, excellence, prestige and so forth, the idea of precise rankings is balderdash.David M. Perry, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
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With that in mind, the experts look at Cannon’s decision and see balderdash everywhere.Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
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But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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The problem lies in the stupidity of the is original spec.Charlie Fink, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Is there a remedy for claptrap like the BMJ article?Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Mostly Rivas gets rid of distracting racist, sexist or classist claptrap in the script, annoyances that have nothing to do with its plot.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024
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The public is simply not buying it and is looking for an alternative. Enough of the twaddle about how voting Democratic is voting to save democracy.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2024
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Perhaps News Nation is trying to assume the mantle of Fox News as a dispenser of right-wing twaddle, or (to be more charitable) of CNN as a sober neutral voice.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
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The Sun Sentinel’s hysterical condemnation of Trump is so much partisan blather.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2024
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While these events are supposed to motivate voters and help reach out to the undecided, modern conventions more often are uninspired echo chambers of blather.Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Folderol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folderol. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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