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Recent Examples of ha-ha
Great roles and performances, but, ha-ha, Phoenix earned his first Academy Award for Joker in 2020.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
But funny ha-ha peculiar, just like the director.
—John Waters, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Is there anything in the wings at the IRS that will provide some guidance as to the taxable or nontaxable (ha-ha) nature of that lump sum?
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Not so much ha-ha funny as smart funny, which is probably for the best.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Naked Gun showed that there remains a ceiling with broad comedies in the streaming era, specifically titles that aren’t hybrid (hybrid meaning a movie like Deadpool & Wolverine which is half superhero, half ha-ha).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Not ha-ha funny but rather the hard-to-define, hard-to-precisely-quantify, kind of funny, like how the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is funny.
—Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
But funny ha-ha peculiar, just like the director.
—John Waters, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Is there anything in the wings at the IRS that will provide some guidance as to the taxable or nontaxable (ha-ha) nature of that lump sum?
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Not so much ha-ha funny as smart funny, which is probably for the best.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Naked Gun showed that there remains a ceiling with broad comedies in the streaming era, specifically titles that aren’t hybrid (hybrid meaning a movie like Deadpool & Wolverine which is half superhero, half ha-ha).
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Not ha-ha funny but rather the hard-to-define, hard-to-precisely-quantify, kind of funny, like how the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is funny.
—Seth Matlins, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ha-ha
Noun
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This control was reflected in the layout of the site, in which workshop areas–identified by furnaces and bronze artifacts—were enclosed by earthen walls and moats, suggesting oversight and protection.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit also claims Vertix’s poor work resulted in broken sump pumps, areas of water leakage, a falling pipe, exposed metal ties, peeling paint, faulty caulking, rust, and salt water leaching from the habitat’s upper pool into the moat, among others.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During heavy rain, avoid parking or walking near culverts or drainage ditches, where swift-moving water can pose a serious risk.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The premiere opens with Rue in Mexico as a group of men help push her car out of a ditch in a desert landscape.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It should have been called swamp or something like that…trench.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The work required felling primeval trees measuring six feet in diameter and digging a deep trench through the marsh to accommodate boat traffic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Ha-ha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ha-ha. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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