joshes 1 of 2

plural of josh

joshes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of josh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joshes
Noun
  • Posey brought the laughs and lorazepam to The White Lotus season 3 as the Ratliff family matriarch, Victoria.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After bulking up to play a professional footballer in horror movie Him (in theaters next week), Wayans teases his return for Scary Movie 6, the sequel to the horror-parody franchise.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The video teases the emotional reunion between Noah and Nick after their devastating breakup, questioning whether the couple can survive their final race together after their fast-burning love affair reached a breaking point and screeched to a sudden halt.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stephen Colbert jokes about presidential run after cancellation.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Hughes jokes that Excel might be his biggest competitor, because many local authorities still rely on elaborate spreadsheets built on institutional knowledge and heuristics.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So many giggles, even before Nakia lit up.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If the initial response to the State Farm spot has been positive, there are inherent risks associated with using giggles as a delivery vehicle for your brand messaging.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The gags are ridiculous, if gentle.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Joshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joshes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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