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Noun
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That his efforts take the form of a hectic period caper, packed to the gills with big-name stars and eye-catching set pieces, calls to mind The Grand Budapest Hotel, too.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025 -
The carpaccio was an umami-bomb with egg yolk emulsion, pickled mustard seeds, briny capers and crispy shallots, gilded with tiny edible flowers.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
3 June 2025
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The other person who spoke in South Carolina, Tim Walz, is a special mixture of extreme buffoonery and a mean spirit, which is a toxic brew.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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Certainly hope none of you will be complicit in this buffoonery.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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The digital prank consists of a bait-and-switch maneuver in which someone opens a disguised hyperlink containing the music video to Astley's song.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Green Goblin Pumpkin pranks are this mischievous supervillain’s signature move.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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Make that the second scariest, as Claire’s antics bring another menacing character into their lives, when her dealer, Jackie (Domhnall Gleeson), shows up at Echo Valley looking for 10 grand in heroin.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Because the film leans so heavily into its breakneck antics, the folks here mostly come off more as a collection of stereotypes than as realistic people tackling a credible crisis.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Suffice to say, not since Squidward Tentacles celebrated April Fool’s Day has a practical joke gone so outrageously far.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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The doctors, nurses, administrators and soldiers found a way to invoke humor through practical jokes to make their mission abroad bearable.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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However, the thought occurs to me, having stopped off last summer in Cannes on the glittering coast of the South of France, that increasingly all these places are rapidly becoming a parody of themselves and their own brands.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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After initial opposition, studios threw their support behind the bill when language was updated to carve out exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Sentenced to prison in 1970, after pleading guilty to one of the bombings, Melville was shot dead the next year during the Attica prison riot.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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Earlier this year, Trump’s DOJ reversed course and settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was fatally shot during the Capitol riot, signaling a broader legal shift in the post-Biden era.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
Noun
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After a mug crashes to the floor, Belinda sprints off to a forest and screams.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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That’s what motivates a scream, a 'Wubba Lubba dub-dub!’, or a burp.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Leg-pull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg-pull. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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