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Recent Examples of zinger
Here are some of the zingers that were dished out out.
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2025
The cast clicks wonderfully delivering one zinger after another with absolute precision.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
If past experiences with painful zingers have scared you off, don’t fret.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 26 July 2025
His biography, detailed at length, includes some zingers.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2025
The cast clicks wonderfully delivering one zinger after another with absolute precision.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
If past experiences with painful zingers have scared you off, don’t fret.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 26 July 2025
His biography, detailed at length, includes some zingers.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinger
Noun
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Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f--- yourself.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boys in blue training kits gather in pockets of shade and trade wisecracks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Nearly every inch of the bar’s narrow interior is plastered with glowing beer logo signs, neon strip lights and posters jeering with bawdy bar jokes and wisecracks.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Several poked fun at the moment through humorous quips.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump made the quip before a lengthy, awkward pause while addressing the United Nations General Assembly.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prices of stocks and bonds, along with long-term interest rates, have oscillated up and down in response to the daily verbal sallies from the White House.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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The most comprehensive sally, of course, is the administration’s drastic and abrupt cut in funding by the National Institutes of Health.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinger. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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