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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
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James Ward During the debate, Republican Steve Hilton vowed to restart offshore oil drilling in California — a proposal that conflicts with decades of state policy shaped by major oil spills and strict coastal protections.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The sturdy, durable case offers a water-resistant fabric, which is great for accidental coffee spills amid the airport security line.—
Sarah DiMuro,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Oh, and crashed out of the Champions League courtesy of a 98th-minute header by a goalkeeper in a game taking place 1,200 miles away.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Ronaldo, who joined the club in December 2022, came close to equalizing just before halftime but his close-range header from a Joao Felix cross sailed wide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Callum Wilson was on course for a hat-trick against Bournemouth in November, but West Ham let a two-goal lead slip after Nuno substituted the striker in the 52nd minute.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The play involves a large amount of audience participation, with attendees asked to step in as characters in the play and shout out brilliant things written on slips of paper.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Orion’s return trip will also test out a more robust heat shield developed by Lockheed Martin.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Miller lives in Terlingua and uses the Redford land as a place to camp, and as a put-in for river trips.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Cocktails are a mix of classic and inventive, with a carrot-ginger-turmeric juice laced with tequila gracing the Ninety Acres menu for fall and a martini paired with caviar in the Great Room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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But a quick-thinking Slater rolled up Alexander quickly for the first fall.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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These missteps will persist as long as leaders use generalizations as cognitive shortcuts to understand target groups.—
Alex Cooper,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Those staffing shortfalls were exacerbated by DHS policies, including a directive that discouraged early release of elderly and sick detainees, and the gutting of oversight offices meant to flag safety risks and help hold immigration officials and contractors accountable for missteps.—
Rob Kuznia,
CNN Money,
15 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
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Clearly, there have been more than a few stumbles along the way, but this week, the long-running saga got a new verse as the first validation models were assembled, bringing the EV one step closer to the market.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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And while some critics have theorized that part of the slide in ratings among network TV late night shows might be attributed to the hosts' increasingly intense political stands, Carter disagrees.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Nothing on her slide deck changed between those two announcements.—
Heather Yerrid,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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