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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
Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Woods ended up carding a 72, which was even-par, on Sunday.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 10 Oct. 2025
Watching back each of the cards Chelsea have been shown under Maresca in the Premier League (115 yellow and four red), many feel self-inflicted.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In 2015, Daly added another infamous highlight at Whistling Straits, carding a 10 on the par three 7th.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Woods ended up carding a 72, which was even-par, on Sunday.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
For months, Walton paid thousands of dollars in interest on the credit-card loans.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 10 Oct. 2025
Watching back each of the cards Chelsea have been shown under Maresca in the Premier League (115 yellow and four red), many feel self-inflicted.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
Noun
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In addition to the menu items, Starbucks will also be selling exclusive Hello Kitty merchandise, including a plush, mug, and stainless steel cups.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The analyst also pointed to remodeling efforts, a return to net unit growth alongside potentially readding broilers to kitchens the improve the execution of certain core menu dishes.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some Russians already have complained about Max’s functionality (and mocked VK’s semi-cheesy, semi-effective enlistment of rappers, comedians, and influencers to promote it).—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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The two-week event brought together, for the first time in the wealthy Islamic state’s history, roughly 50 global stand-up comedians, some of whom are bona fide celebrity comics, and marked a major milestone in its incoming leadership’s push for economic, social and cultural diversification.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Henninger took her concerns to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit in April, saying the administration's actions violated the First Amendment.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Cut mentioned the bombshell lawsuit Williams's ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed on her behalf in June.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Absent Karen’s presence to hold the fire, however, all eyes are laser-focused on the comings and goings of Stacey Rusch, who is raked through the coals on her reunion debut.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Remove infested plants and rake out any debris.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With only three weeks until the wedding, most of the other venues in the area were already booked.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been released from an Indianapolis hospital and promptly booked into the Marion County Jail following his arrest in a stabbing incident last week.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee authorities announced Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from a massive explosion at a rural manufacturing plant a day earlier after more than 300 investigators combed through the blast site.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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OpenAI’s trajectory mirrors the rise of Google parent Alphabet, which built its business around indexing the web and now has a foothold in everything from consumer tech devices to health research.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Social security is also indexed to inflation.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Leavy catalogs this wistfulness not in the spirit of hand-wringing, but more as an earnest problem solver.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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This involves having extensive human review to catalog the types of scenarios a model needs to perform well on in the real world.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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