exercise in futility

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exercise in futility

noun exercises in futility

A course of action doomed to be futile. Many feel that the continued war in Afghanistan is nothing more than an exercise in futility - and with good reason.

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@misc{exercise_in_futility_2026,
  title = {exercise in futility},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exercise%20in%20futility},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}