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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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Marc Moore and his neighbors along the Long Beach Peninsula have spent night after recent night watching the water spill over makeshift sand berms and wood panels put up to try to hold the ocean’s force back.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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The pieces are machine washable — a practical necessity for unavoidable spills and stains in the kitchen — and the cloth bits are made from 100 percent cotton.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Tumi Moshobane slipped a sneaky header into the net in the 69th minute, erasing the foul taste after a 5-1 loss at Forward Madison that AC Boise coach called the one of the worst technical performances from any of his teams.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
21 June 2026
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The Cape Verde lead lasted 23 minutes until Uruguay’s Maxi Araujo scored the equalizer on a header from close range.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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Some products highlighted by the DA's office included a lace dress selling for $6,490, a suitcoat for $4,950, and a slip skirt for $1,090.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Glide-Step Atlus Hands-Free Sneakers Believe it or not, even the Glide-Step Atlus Hands-Free Sneakers are easy slip-ons.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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As Dolan noted, that includes a date for the trip, the size of the traveling party and how many players will attend.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The breakdown counts 91 million backyard birders, or 35% of the US population, while 43 million people, about 16%, have taken trips of at least a mile specifically to watch birds.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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The leading cause of death within the category were falls, the data shows.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The new bus stops will begin being used on Sunday and comes after an agreement was reached last fall between PRT and Waterfront management to keep bus service at the shopping center.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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This burden—which no other legal industry bears—amplifies every force in Porter’s framework, turning thin margins into existential crises and making even modest missteps fatal.—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Starmer is historically unpopular in Britain after a series of scandals and policy missteps, with critics accusing him of lacking a political vision for remedying the country’s stagnant post-Brexit economy.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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But the history of VTOL aircraft is littered with costly stumbles.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
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Despite the tough start for her home team, Sam noted that Australia's early stumble shouldn't overshadow the massive growth of soccer in the United States.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
20 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 23 Jun. 2026.
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