Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merry-andrew
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And just when things might start to lag, Pierce arrives, nailing every pun, every aside to the audience, every double-take and every droll observation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025 -
But unlike that 1996 Robert Rodriguez-Quentin Tarantino joint, Sinners isn’t winking at the audience from behind grotesque violence and droll B-movie tropes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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When it was all said and done and Yorkie gave one final wag of her tail, she was revealed to be Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, singer, and actress Erika Jayne.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The direction of the wag matters, too—research suggests that dogs tend to wag more to the right when feeling positive and to the left when experiencing negative emotions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Read: Comedy’s most erudite buffoon Mulaney has many advantages at Netflix that his conventional-television peers don’t, however.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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After a 28-city international leg that included London’s O2 and Dublin’s 3Arena, stand-up comedian, actor and writer Shane Gillis announced the extension of his Shane Gillis Live tour to 10 additional U.S. cities on Tuesday (May 13).—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
13 May 2025
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The film, from British ventriloquist and comedian Nina Conti, will debut in New York City in theaters on June 6 with an L.A. premiere following a week later (June 13).—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Learn more about management options and which food plants are most susceptible to this insect in our harlequin bug on vegetables web page.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2025
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Choi is a talented comedienne, so some of her too-drunk drama scenes are entertainingly funny, but at the same time her character’s self-destructive tendencies are also heartbreaking.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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But, of course, seeing one of our best musical comediennes so deliciously live out the maxim that all is vanity is especially a treat for Hilty heads who’ve longed to see her in a Broadway production that lives up to the title of her former TV series.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2025
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Zeev was always the jokester, the wild child, the one who had to keep his emotions in check.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Abdul Wright was many things: a witty jokester and daredevil.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Merry-andrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merry-andrew. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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