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verb

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Recent Examples of joke
Noun
But there were a few more jokes at Melania Trump’s expense at Wednesday’s House hearing. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 June 2025 Most of its comedic punchlines are delivered clumsily, as the music abruptly cuts out in order to signal that a joke has been delivered. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 26 June 2025
Verb
Travolta joked, referencing the iconic line from the classic movie musical. Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 June 2025 The pair spent much of the next three days together, joking around. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for joke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joke
Noun
  • Friday’s Resident Alien had it all: uproarious laughs, romance, heartbreak and a whole lot of vomit.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 June 2025
  • And in a company which faithfully recreates stiff 18th-century acting conventions, McCormack’s unapologetically sassy Semira was a welcome change of pace, drawing the afternoon’s biggest laughs.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The unserious image conveys how much the drama has become a parody of itself.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
  • When Israel launched its full-scale war against Iran on June 13, the jingoistic Beach Boys parody once again began to make the rounds.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • President Trump has repeatedly called Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell stupid, terrible, a fool, and referred to him as a person of average mentality.
    Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • That fool’s from my family’s hometown over there in Mexico.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Affectionately, the 35-year-old pop star is not known for setting or chasing trends, instead using fashion to tease new musical eras or evoke a sense of girl-next-door relatability.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 June 2025
  • The historic broadcast network began teasing the multiple Emmy winner’s birthday as early as June 13.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Many of Kidman’s better wigs are blonde or shoulder length, but this unfortunately doesn’t ring true for the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn, which stars Clive Owen as a caricature of Ernest Hemingway and a Golden Globe–nominated Kidman as his wife, the journalist Martha Gellhorn.
    Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 2 July 2025
  • Despite this blanket ban on racist caricatures, the hateful Veo 3 videos appear to be spreading unchecked.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • As of July 1, 2025, the new target reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels are 30 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 and 90 percent below by 2045.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • At the time of writing, over 100 people have donated to the fundraiser, which has raised more than double its initial $13,700 target.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • There may be a welcome change in the global balance of power, as China and Russia recognize that the United States is not kidding.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • But internally, no one is kidding themselves or trying to sugarcoat the results.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • From funny reactions to adorable giggles, see some of the best moments from Thursday's big game Comments Taylor Swift is back in her sporty era!
    Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • In the middle of a seven-minute piece interpreted in an appropriately serious manner, Urie elicited unexpected giggles from the audience.
    Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025

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“Joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joke. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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