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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class
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Recent Examples of card
Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
At a South Carolina club, the bartender had carded Williams, in spite of his having a beard and a place on the bill, and wouldn’t serve him the drinks he was owed for performing.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Penta is in a similar spot on the card to El Grande Americano, a character portrayed by Chad Gable that will likely be very short-lived.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Noun
Spaun carded 5 bogeys in his first 6 holes, only to storm back with a birdie-birdie finish that sealed his first major championship.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
At a South Carolina club, the bartender had carded Williams, in spite of his having a beard and a place on the bill, and wouldn’t serve him the drinks he was owed for performing.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Verb
The scammer can then trick the caller into handing over personal or payment card details or allow remote access to their computer.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Penta is in a similar spot on the card to El Grande Americano, a character portrayed by Chad Gable that will likely be very short-lived.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
Noun
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The menu, created by IT group’s head chef Romualdo Palladino, features appetizers such as the mini buns with sweet and sour chicken and mustard sauce.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The bank is opening Sapphire Lounges in airports across the country, and partnering with chefs to help curate their menus.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Noun
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As Pride Month 2025 comes to a close, a new couple just took to Instagram to make their relationship official: movie star Elliot Page and Overcompensating actor and comedian Julia Shiplett.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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The legendary actor, director, comedian and producer, who turns 99 on June 28, 2025, kicked off his career in comedy by helping fellow funnyman Sid Caesar with hisYour Show of Shows.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Newsweek has reached out to the office of interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, who filed the charges, via email on Wednesday afternoon.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The lawsuit filed in Boston is asking a judge to limit the Trump administration from relying on an obscure clause in the federal regulation to cut grants that don’t align with its priorities.—
Michael Casey,
Denver Post,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The charges are so ridiculous that Lander’s and Baraka’s were immediately dropped, with a judge raking prosecutors over the coals in the latter case.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Jensen is raking at Double-A with a .302 batting average, five home runs and 35 RBIs.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Thug’s grand performance at Summer Smash was years in the making, as he and Gunna were initially booked as headliners for the 2022 edition.—
Mark P. Braboy,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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They were initially booked on Flight 191 departing Fort Lauderdale on August 2, but changed plans two weeks before.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The event is the culmination of a monthslong production by wedding planners and, very likely, by teams of lawyers who have combed through the couple’s complex finances to create an ironclad prenuptial agreement.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Personnel from the sheriff’s dive and search-and-rescue teams combed the area in search of the missing trio, with assistance from the California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Technical Rescue Team.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The Senate Finance Committee’s draft would permanently increase the maximum per child credit to $2,200 beginning in 2025 and index it for inflation.—
Elaine Maag,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The measure would also index this figure for inflation after 2025.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
Verb
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This involves cataloging and categorizing data across the business and implementing data discovery capabilities.—
Leon Bian,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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In the journal American Entomologist, Louis C. Rutledge catalogs and taxonomizes the one hundred and eighty poems Emily Dickinson wrote in which arthropods of some variety appear: lots of bees and butterflies, but also gnats, worms, and of course her famous fly.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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