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as in comedians
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
a well-known TV comic
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as in cartoons
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler
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Noun
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Laugh out loud with live stand-up comedy at this comedy club featuring a lineup of comedians such as Bailey Miller, Israel Medina, Jenny Roberts, Alice Cutler and more.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026 -
The comedians on the show all killed!—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are no Saturday-morning cartoons anymore, because who cares what’s on at what time?—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Instead, first-time director Fergus Campbell drops us directly into Cleo’s world — no parents, no rules and every authority figure is obscured, like the unintelligible adults in Peanuts cartoons.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Restaurants, retail strips, and conference centers blur together.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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The third design, Obi, is handwoven from recycled cotton yarns and constructed from narrow strips of fabric joined together.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comics. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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