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as in humor
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass
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Recent Examples of comedy
Meanwhile, White rose to fame as a comedy legend and sitcom star.
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Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The Emmys 2025 features Jenna Ortega as a presenter, though the previous year she was nominated for best actress in a comedy.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Of course, such playful behavior isn't too much of a surprise seeing how Coulier and Saget both got their start in comedy.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
What the audience will get to do is decide the ending of the opera — a comedy about mistaken identity, suspicious lovers and infidelity.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The Emmys 2025 features Jenna Ortega as a presenter, though the previous year she was nominated for best actress in a comedy.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Of course, such playful behavior isn't too much of a surprise seeing how Coulier and Saget both got their start in comedy.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
What the audience will get to do is decide the ending of the opera — a comedy about mistaken identity, suspicious lovers and infidelity.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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The film’s humor doesn’t necessarily translate, and the animation style doesn’t come close to the medium’s most artistic work.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The humor barely masks his fear.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Developer Arrowhead has characterized the game as a satire.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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What Castro depicts, in pointillist satire, is the way someone on the inside might come to agree.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other critics have pointed to some of Carr’s old tweets to highlight the irony of his position on Kimmel today.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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The irony, of course, is hard to miss.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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