1
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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Watch young John Early, Kate Berlant, and Cole Escola re-create a scene from the film in intricate detail and see camp interpretation at its finest — comedians using Showgirls’s eccentricities to unearth something delicious.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Increasingly, Fuentes is in conversation with the class of comedians and podcasters, including Shane Gillis and Theo Von, who broke through establishment doors with Netflix and Spotify deals.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Scribbles, doodles, crayon marks and stickers — evoking Lisa Frank and anime cartoons — have begun appearing on prominent Gen Z contemporary fiction covers.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tigerman began sketching cartoons in his youth and continued this mode of drawing until his final days.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, old sheets can be cut into strips and used to create soft dividers in drawers.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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Remove the steaks from the freezer and slice against the grain into long, 1/4-inch-wide strips.—
Anna Butler,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comics. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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