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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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Former Premier League players Troy Deeney and Ashley Williams have been guests in previous weeks, as well as comedians such as Katherine Ryan and Ellie Taylor.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026 -
The British comedy world has been waiting with bated breath for the cast, which came Tuesday featuring 11 of the UK’s best and brightest comedians.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Saturday morning cartoons were fortified with frozen orange juice concentrate that came in a tube and required thawing the night before.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2026
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Players choose a card, which offers a category like pizza toppings or cartoons, and take turns shouting out a word that fits the category and corresponds to a letter on the board that hasn’t already been used.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bacon bits folded into the eggs might be better than strips served on the side.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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The rear bedroom comes to life through an inside-out ship hull-like design in which thin strips of contrasting wood visually separate the underlying birch into what appears like curved planks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comics. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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