1
as in parody
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce
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as in comedy
humorous entertainment
the rubber-faced, loose-jointed comedian is a master of knockabout farce
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Recent Examples of farce
Much like Catastrophe, Derry Girls combines irreverent farce with weightier issues that sometimes take you by surprise but never betray the series’ light-hearted metier.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Ratmansky, by contrast, earnestly turns this light but pointed farce into a bland American morality tale.
—Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Anna Kwok said in an Instagram post that sentencing her father under the pretext that his actions lowered the likelihood of her return to stand trial is a judicial farce.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
Anna Kwok said in an Instagram post that sentencing her father under the pretext that his actions lowered the likelihood of her return to stand trial is a judicial farce.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Ratmansky, by contrast, earnestly turns this light but pointed farce into a bland American morality tale.
—Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Anna Kwok said in an Instagram post that sentencing her father under the pretext that his actions lowered the likelihood of her return to stand trial is a judicial farce.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
Anna Kwok said in an Instagram post that sentencing her father under the pretext that his actions lowered the likelihood of her return to stand trial is a judicial farce.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farce
Noun
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How did Jane Lynch wind up in the YouTube ad parodies?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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People can appreciate a Marx Brothers movie like Duck Soup, which is a parody of war and a musical.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy and Ellie Kemper reunited at the Academy Awards on Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of their classic 2011 comedy and present the Oscars for best original score and sound.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jane Levy is the latest addition to the cast of Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici’s NBC comedy pilot about private investigators.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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Later, O’Brien touted a fake company tasked with reformatting movies for smaller and smaller handheld devices, but the joke missed the mark.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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What the joke is, though, is harder to pin down.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Firesign Theatre, a comedy group formed in the 1960s, created surreal albums that mixed satire and science fiction, and inspired a generation of misfits.—
Giri Nathan,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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The program felt unruly, bouncing between satire, sincerity and outright extravaganza.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Holtz in his later years became something of a caricature, like an actor who leans into the over-the-top quirks of his role.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Barbara isn’t a caricature but a deeply human portrait of a woman whose worldview swings wildly between moral superiority and intense self-doubt, both extremes that foreclose human connection.—
Isle McElroy,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Colleagues described him as a meticulous investigator and a committed trainer who brought humor and patience to his work.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The English take their sandwiches dry, like their humor.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bedsure Best Seller GentleSoft Pintuck Pinch Pleat For a one-and-done bedding upgrade, consider this set that includes sheets, a comforter, pillowcases, and shams, all for just $45.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
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The results may look deceptively simple—bed sheets, pillow shams, the occasional coverlet—but engrained in those thread counts are hundreds of years spent honing techniques and generations of families honoring lofty traditions.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Farce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farce. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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