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Meanings of futility in English

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Usage of futility in English
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The magnitude of advance voting only added to the sense of futility.
Radio NZ
2
The sight produced in him a melancholy impression of immensity and futility.
The Downfall
3
Results: The study was unblinded after crossing a prespecified OS futility boundary.
Pubmed
4
So this word suggests the futility of sin considered in its consequences.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
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There was certainly a sort of grey futility in the landscape itself.
The Club of Queer Trades
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Both sides realising the futility of further legal action and no-confidence ballots.
The South African
7
Appropriate choices of stopping boundary for harm and futility are also discussed.
Pubmed
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But with the resolution newly made he saw the futility of it.
The Breaking Point
9
Matta was hopeful the futility would continue against the Buckeyes in Madison.
Reuters
10
In a few words he showed Dr. Jarvis the futility of resistance.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
11
The real Marx they do not touch-hencethe futility of their work.
Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles
12
The incredible absurdity and futility of it all came home to me.
The Upton Letters
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In the jargon of the industry, the trials crossed the futility boundary.
Wired
14
And yet for someone confronting futility and derision, he appears remarkably cheerful.
The Guardian
15
Only that I may contemplate the futility of your love and smile.
Erik Dorn
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Perhaps even then he had realised the futility of it all .
Mufti
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United Kingdom
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