comics

plural of comic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comics
Noun
  • As comedians from Bill Burr to Kevin Hart were slammed for performing at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, Dave Chappelle said the Middle Eastern nation is actually more suitable for stand-up than the United States.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Riyadh Comedy Festival has been under fire recently, with many comedians being criticized for participating in the event.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson put the toy/comics/cartoons franchise on his large shoulders playing the machine-gunning Cobra hater.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Without acknowledging it, this bookstore is a synthesis of every experiment in children’s literature from Babar the Elephant and the Pere Castor series in France to Mickey Mouse and cartoons in the United States, via innovative graphic design in Czechoslovakia and Russia in the interwar period.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The final slide in the sweet post showed several strips of black-and-white snaps taken in the booth alongside a positive pregnancy test.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Health and beauty Pamper yourself with foot spas, whitening strips and other health and beauty essentials.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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