Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg-pulls
Noun
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With over 300 episodes to shoot, there was time for some practical jokes.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, Poole managed to see the humor in her dog’s antics.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The couple reconciled on season 1, and the forthcoming season promises more of their hilarious antics.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Add a handful of olives or capers for extra briny punch, or stir in a splash of cream at the end for a richer sauce.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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Pre-bud salmonberries are fermented into capers, cedar tree pods are blended with sumac to create a faux lime juice, and haskap berries gave my morning kombucha its vermillion hue.—
Katie Nanton,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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CrowdStrike senior vice president of counter adversary Adam Meyers told Fortune these techniques have been honed after years of escalating pranks in video game spaces.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Tucker, Connor and Carson began rising to TikTok fame in 2019 with their viral videos featuring lifestyle content, family pranks, comedy skits and food and sports challenges.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
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For KATSEYE‘s Megan, that revelation arrived not during the live reveal or from celebratory screams, but in the glow of KATSEYE’s group chat.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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A day that started all warm and quiet and cozy has now spiraled into screams of heresy and hearsay punctuated by occasional wrestling matches on the carpet.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of the efforts appear decentralized, coordinated on large neighborhood Signal chats that date back to the 2020 riots over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.—
Sarah Bedford,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two police officers who responded to the riots sued over the issue last year, asking a judge to compel the Architect of the Capitol — who oversees the complex — to display the plaque.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Leg-pulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg-pulls. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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