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But the real journey is anything but fast and would be impossible to write as a BuzzFeed listicle. — Jes Baker, SELF, "Nope, I’m Not Trying to Lose Weight," 26 June 2018 Buzzfeed published a listicle of reasons why people disliked the star. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "How Anne Hathaway Harnessed Her Rage Into Sweet Success," 29 May 2018 There is widespread obsession with untranslatable words, as countless listicle-makers can attest. — Katy Steinmetz, Time, "How Learning New Words Could Make You Happier," 8 May 2018 What followed was a listicle of Carey’s erratic milestones—her cartoonish MTV Cribs episode, her feigned ignorance of her celebrity rivals, and her hospitalization after behaving oddly on TRL. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "When a 'Diva' Is Diagnosed," 11 Apr. 2018 The Internet abounds with listicles detailing his macho feats of cinema. — Joseph Hincks / Hong Kong, Time, "'I'm Still Full of Stories.' Werner Herzog Reflects on 50 Years of Filmmaking," 4 Apr. 2018 The listicle also named Durham, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; Zion National Park, Utah; Twin Cities, Minnesota; and Seattle, Washington. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, "Teen Vogue names Covington (yes, Covington) a spring break destination," 15 Feb. 2018 But even if only a few of these players ultimately set up shop here, the groundswell of interest means Detroit is truly becoming a hot restaurant market on the national level — and not just in fawning travel listicles. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit's most eagerly awaited restaurant openings of 2018," 3 Jan. 2018 The Oscars even created a listicle of Kimmel's seven best moments at the 89th Academy Awards. — The Tylt, cleveland.com, "Was selecting Jimmy Kimmel to host the 2018 Oscars a tone-deaf move?," 19 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'listicle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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