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Recent Examples of pratfall
Even the pratfalls and the puns and double entendres..
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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 2 Dec. 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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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 2 Dec. 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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Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Start by clearing the surface of any clutter and dishes, and wipe up any major spills.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Goalkeeper Tim Howard saved a seven-yard header by Rafik Saifi and threw the ball to the right side to Donovan, who raced up the field unmarked.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Then in the 84th, Frantzdy Pierrot, who moved from Haiti to Boston at the age of 11, hit a header that went a wide of the left side.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The company added that Atlas’s athletic feats, including handstands and backflips, serve a practical purpose by helping develop balance, agility, slip recovery, and endurance needed for real-world industrial environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Love is not dead in Dallas, despite the offseason their quarterback has had letting a chance at a ring slip through his fingers.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Or plan a trip at one of the area's many indoor waterparks.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Travel credit cards often get the spotlight for helping cardholders earn points and miles toward future trips.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The look is a little bit boho, and yet still, very polished, as well as a natural extension—and grow out—of Clooney’s major chop last fall.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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With an El Niño expected to strengthen through the summer and fall, water temperatures will heat up even more.—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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For companies and capital allocators alike, treating fundamental science as a speculative luxury rather than a core strategic imperative is a critical misstep.—
Alexandra Vidyuk,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Indeed, the repercussions of any misstep can be severe.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The stumble couldn’t have come at a worse moment for the company.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Barring a major stumble, both will make it out of group play but this game will likely determine which will go through as a group champion, giving it a much easier path through the knockout rounds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Tucker lasered a ball to Rushing, who tagged Aranda out on the slide.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Medical materials were also found on the scene, including tubes, microscope slides and potential hospital records, per TVP World.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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