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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
The new Broadway comedy won four statuettes including best musical at Sunday's ceremony.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 June 2026
But the comedian’s mark is increasingly being made outside the sketch comedy space.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 May 2026
In an interview with Variety, the Scary Movie star said despite criticism Chappelle has received over transphobic material in his comedy shows, which even led to a walkout by Netflix employees, the two remain close.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Jericho, The Elite and The Hurt Syndicate won the Stadium Stampede in a wildly entertaining, slapstick comedy street fight.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 June 2026
But the comedian’s mark is increasingly being made outside the sketch comedy space.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 May 2026
In an interview with Variety, the Scary Movie star said despite criticism Chappelle has received over transphobic material in his comedy shows, which even led to a walkout by Netflix employees, the two remain close.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Jericho, The Elite and The Hurt Syndicate won the Stadium Stampede in a wildly entertaining, slapstick comedy street fight.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Your adaptable nature turns small moments into quick bridges, while gentle humor lightens heavier topics so plans move forward together.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Sometimes the irony turns bitter and, with a typically Eastern European sensibility, highlights the paradoxes of institutions, as well as the madness and meanness born from the pursuit and preservation of power.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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The tragedies and ironies of life can produce some of the brightest light.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
7 June 2026
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Federal agents training alongside UFC fighters, a title contender working out inside FBI headquarters and a UFC event on White House grounds would have sounded like satire just a few years ago.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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In this section, artists Wendy Red Star, Omar Victor Diop, Yuki Kihara, Frida Orupabo, and Dimakatso Mathopa mine the tropes and cliches borne of these images, and through satire and recontextualization, offer works that center their own empowerment and subjectivity.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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