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Recent Examples of hilarious The fantasy that a single order from the Oval Office could sort all of this out is, quite frankly, hilarious. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 This is hilarious and will result in no indictments and MAGA being even more pissed at Bondi. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 Despite delving into America’s partisanship, Litt’s story remains personal, irreverent, and hilarious. Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025 What follows is a hilarious account of infatuation and infidelity from the point of view of Roberta, a graduate student who has it bad for Simone, her utterly chic — and married — writing professor. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hilarious
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  • Charlie Brown has evolved into something nicer In those days, Charles M. Schulz’s comic and its characters were meaner, the humor darker (and, frankly, funnier).
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master’s Son Set in contemporary North Korea, this epic, harrowing, and darkly funny novel follows a man caught in a totalitarian machine.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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  • Donkey provided comic relief, pathos and friendship to Shrek, with the film praised for its humorous twist on fairy-tale tropes.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This humorous and heartfelt novel traces a decade in the couple’s life together — and Coralie’s own journey toward self-discovery.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • Is known for a feverish delivery and inventive comedic song titles like the ones that permeate his latest project, WHO WATERS THE WILTING GIVING TREE ONCE THE LEAVES DRY UP AND FRUITS NO LONGER BEAR?
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • But, Clooney emphasized, Sandler has range beyond his comedic projects and roles — and his skill is plain to see in Jay Kelly.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • More Getty Images What made his Saturday round at Sedgefield Country Club more amusing was the birdie surge.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Also, the British themselves are generally strange and amusing.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 July 2025
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  • Despite the serious circumstances, their investigation still leaves room for Charles' comical bad acting, Oliver's zest to make a great podcast, Mabel's ability to teach them both some Gen Z lingo — and, of course, the murder board.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • An adaptation of a Stephen King short story, The Monkey is led by Theo James playing a pair of twins who are haunted by a toy that causes freak, almost comical, deaths.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
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  • These movies are brilliantly written, but above all will do anything to get a laugh, no matter how silly, how absurd, how ridiculous — how stupid.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The video wraps with a ridiculous post-credits scene from the wedding reception, featuring Sheeran in a full wedding dress, totally committed to the waltz choreography.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • The film’s plot pulls inspiration from the comic storyline of the same name.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
  • One feature of Spark’s comic genius is her ability to come up with screwball storylines that recapitulate our hapless drift toward final judgment.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
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  • Reactionaries respond in kind by cataloging that outrage and using it to portray their ideological opponents as hysterical, overreactive, and out of touch.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
  • In one dramatic scene, Victoria has a seizure in reaction to the medication, and Imogen becomes hysterical.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 July 2025

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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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