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Recent Examples of jocularity
What marks a show of his is the combination of jocularity and generosity.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
That sense of jeopardy will always beat The Hundred jocularity every time.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
That sense of jeopardy will always beat The Hundred jocularity every time.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jocularity
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While this might rankle a certain type of science fiction reader who expects rigorous world building and a straightforward plot, Unferth’s playfulness injects new life into some trusty old tropes that have calcified into clichés.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Yet despite the playfulness of the brand, this is very serious liquid.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
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All of it might have been intended as satire, but sometimes the sardonic is just stupid.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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These jags of overwhelming knowing fuel Larraquy’s satire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Dec. 2025
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In addition to a full-circle moment of returning to the Scary Movie franchise in its new sequel-reboot (in theaters now) 25 years after appearing in the original 2000 horror spoof, as well as being a devoted dog mom, Electra is busy filming a documentary and writing a book of her own.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Based on the Apple TV series, the fizzy throwback spoofs Golden Age musicals, and follows an on-the-rocks couple who are trapped in a town where people sing and dance incessantly.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Takahashi’s story delights in throwing more and more wrenches in the works with a growing cast of chaotic supporting characters (like the vicious Shampoo and the blowhard Tatewaki Kuno), and the anime adapts their antics as pastel-toned slapstick.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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However, during the Venice Film Festival there were critics that said that this film really gifted me a great slapstick performance, and there were some comparisons to Charlie Chaplin as well.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Dec. 2025
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This is clearly a farce of a judicial process.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
25 May 2026
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The handball rule has completely descended into farce to the extent that nobody has a clue, not least the officials, what constitutes handball anymore.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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Hell’s Half-acre, the bawdy section of town, was thriving, the Texas Brewery opened in 1891, and Byer’s Opera House had brought burlesque to Cowtown.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Nov. 2025
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That haunting fact shows up in House of McQueen, but for some reason, Cloud and Helfrich turn the moment into a burlesque.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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For Entertainment Weekly's Scary Movie cover story, the returning protagonist of the first four entries in the horror parody franchise broke down all the films that co-creators and co-writers Shawn and Marlon Wayans set Faris up to knock down in the latest.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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One of my favorites is Suzuki Beane (1961) written by Sandra Scoppettone and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh, a parody of Eloise at the Plaza Hotel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Jocularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jocularity. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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