as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter
the senator deftly inserted some smart one-liners into an otherwise sober speech
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Recent Examples of one-liners
Wet Leg had jagged one-liners as good as their jagged songs.
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Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
But certain quotes and one-liners stuck out for their candor and insight.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
The wheels are always turning, the subtext is layered with even more questions, and even the one-liners pack a weighty punch.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Others kept the joke rolling with quick one-liners of their own.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Schwarzenegger delivers his trademark late 80s action and some truly iconic one-liners as Quaid uncovers a corporate conspiracy and battles against an array of villains, including his fake wife.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Frank DiPalermo gets some great one-liners as Bernie, the lonely homeowner who dotes on his pampered Pomeranian, Sophia.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Really, the show is here to serve fierce looks, bitchy one-liners and big juicy moments, with severely mixed results.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Revel in one-liners at the Soho Theater Walthamstow.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
But certain quotes and one-liners stuck out for their candor and insight.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
The wheels are always turning, the subtext is layered with even more questions, and even the one-liners pack a weighty punch.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Others kept the joke rolling with quick one-liners of their own.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Schwarzenegger delivers his trademark late 80s action and some truly iconic one-liners as Quaid uncovers a corporate conspiracy and battles against an array of villains, including his fake wife.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Frank DiPalermo gets some great one-liners as Bernie, the lonely homeowner who dotes on his pampered Pomeranian, Sophia.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Really, the show is here to serve fierce looks, bitchy one-liners and big juicy moments, with severely mixed results.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Revel in one-liners at the Soho Theater Walthamstow.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-liners
Noun
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Yes, as it is said, some jokes just write themselves.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Performers have been reprimanded for making racist, sexist and homophobic jokes during shows in the late 1990s and 2000s, according to Westword, and Stock Show officials were quick to apologize.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Not all of the jokes work, but even the grumpiest theatergoers will find plenty of laughs.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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But the comedians also used those laughs to reveal the fundamental absurdity of violence and conflict.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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During Bloomberg’s pursuit of office, a 1990 booklet in which business colleagues had compiled his witticisms surfaced.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps the only thing Gore Vidal enjoyed more than dispensing witticisms—or sipping a Macallan single malt—was being photographed.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
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“One-liners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-liners. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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