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Recent Examples of pratfall
Tampa Bay had cemented itself as the league’s most entertaining programming, but the recent pratfall knocked its NFC Championship odds down to +1200, sandwiched between San Francisco and Seattle.
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Again, Gardner ports a movie type onto the sketch-comedy stage and turns up the volume just enough for the character to seem hilariously damaged, culminating in a Melissa McCarthy–worthy pratfall.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The pratfall was, in one producer’s memory, a small eureka moment.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Again, Gardner ports a movie type onto the sketch-comedy stage and turns up the volume just enough for the character to seem hilariously damaged, culminating in a Melissa McCarthy–worthy pratfall.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The pratfall was, in one producer’s memory, a small eureka moment.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pratfall
Noun
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Victory saw the vast majority spill onto the pitch to celebrate.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Once cooled, dab Vaseline around the edges and over the spill.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Hull went closest on the stroke of halftime when McBurnie’s header flicked off a Middlesbrough defender and clipped the top of the crossbar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Minnesota's Mamadou Dieng appeared to have scored on a header, off a corner kick played in by Tomás Chancalay, in first-half stoppage time, but was caught offside and the goal was nullified.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
Noun
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That latter slip occurs even before the opening credits are done rolling, during which our hero, Nate Wilcox (Bargatze), lays out the status quo in a voiceover.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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What impact do seemingly trivial managerial slips have on team members?—
Inga Bielińska,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Europe, and the promise of a trip to Leipzig, had brought fans, board and management back together.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The Sailors were three outs away from advancing to the school’s first trip a CIF-SS baseball championship game.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Instead, the massive Super Heavy booster plummeted back to Earth and crashed into the Gulf, beaming live views of its fall from space until the screen went black.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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Jessie Fuentes is suing the federal government, alleging immigration agents threatened, assaulted and unlawfully detained her at a Chicago hospital last fall.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Whipping up a batch seems like a simple enough endeavor, yet a handful of common missteps can quickly turn the ideal home breakfast into a deflating letdown.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
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Some criticism was thoughtful, warranted, and earnestly reflected Kennedy’s surprising strategic missteps while leading Lucasfilm overall.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
Noun
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There have been some other stumbles as well, and sometimes litigation.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The stumble-to-score winner versus the Kansas City Chiefs rightfully lifted Buck and Aikman out of their booth seats.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Noun
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In slide two, Gomez posed in front of Jean-Georges at The Connaught Hotel wearing a simple white slip dress with a soft v-neck cardigan in the same ivory shade.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 May 2026
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Judge, who entered in a 1-for-24 slide, hit his fourth walk-off homer, his first since 2022, ending the Yankees' fastest game of the season after 2 hours, 12 minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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