as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
a somewhat humoristic scene in an otherwise dark and brooding drama
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In a humorous Facebook post earlier this week, the South Fulton Police Department, based in Metro Atlanta, claimed people were calling them about the public spat.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Even though there are at least one hundred people on this floor, colorful cubicle walls, and plenty of humorous art (a mug shot of Bill Gates from his arrest in Albuquerque is a favorite), the room is disturbingly quiet.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The 24-hour scenario delivers escalating comedic tension, and the instant penalty gag adds a hilarious format beat.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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The trailer’s biggest comedic moment arrives when Woody shows up in person and removes his hat, revealing a bald spot that hilariously glistened in the sunlight and blinded the other toys.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Driven out of the family mansion, mother and child relocate to the less auspicious Belleville, New Jersey — one of the film’s few genuinely funny touches — where Mary whiles away her days in the employ of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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In what was an otherwise pretty gripping and funny first episode, Tribal Council was kind of a dud.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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After a two-hour tale of comical deception, betrayal, emotional cruelty, insensitivity and obliviousness, the audience is expected to swallow a message of caring and community.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Olga Khazan tackles this challenge for herself with a determination that’s both comical and admirable.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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However, in 1991, Friedmann, now twenty-two, robbed a comic-book store and then tried to steal trading cards from a Kroger supermarket.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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O’Hara was one of the most celebrated comic actresses of her generation.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2026
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His conviction that birdwatching would be boffo box office in 2011 dud The Big Year also is chronicled, with amusing references to Tom Rothman, then running Fox and now heading Sony, and his unwavering antipathy toward the project.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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And then there are memes, defined as an idea, behavior or style, an amusing or interesting item that spreads by imitation within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Humoristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humoristic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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