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Recent Examples of hilarity Joining in the hilarity are Liz’s 19-year-old daughter Amanda (Abbie Black) and her boyfriend Trenner (Alex Lopez). Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025 The Laff Box, and its more modern versions, had trapped their expressions of hilarity and stuffed them into a chuckle cube for endless recycling. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 Director Scott Ellis keeps things light, bouncy, and maximizes the hilarity. Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 The hilarity of the script isn’t just built from belly laughs, of which there are plenty, but also crafted with coping with the fear that comes from one’s identity. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hilarity
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Noun
  • As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • The crowd stood up and with nervous laughter streamed toward the lobby, then galloped into the street with the glee of prisoners released.
    Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The new Whole Foods grocery store in downtown St. Charles is officially open, with dozens of customers gathering Wednesday morning for the festivities.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • A number of celebrities are invited to the wedding festivities, which remain a secret but are expected to kick off on Thursday and end Saturday in the picturesque Italian city.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Pratt was released on bail in June 1997, to the cheers of his supporters.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Indeed, the vibe for most of the night was mainly triumphant and celebratory as Abel basked in the love of thousands of fans, pausing in between tracks and looking up with a smile as the crowd erupted in cheers.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025

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“Hilarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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