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Recent Examples of pratfall
Breaking creates the easiest laugh available in comedy this side of a pratfall.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Something that tonight’s cold open heated up with, drawing from the actual interview transcript on both the FNC pratfall and Baier’s questioning of Joe Biden’s mental faculties.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
An early pratfall involving a faulty dishwasher proves a red herring; the director Lawrence Lamont and the screenwriter Syreeta Singleton find their best humor on the character level, in clever dialogue and sharp line deliveries from the entire ensemble.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Something that tonight’s cold open heated up with, drawing from the actual interview transcript on both the FNC pratfall and Baier’s questioning of Joe Biden’s mental faculties.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
An early pratfall involving a faulty dishwasher proves a red herring; the director Lawrence Lamont and the screenwriter Syreeta Singleton find their best humor on the character level, in clever dialogue and sharp line deliveries from the entire ensemble.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pratfall
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Conservation groups say the spill catalyzed innovative restoration work across the Gulf Coast, but are alarmed at the recent halt of a flagship land-creation project in Louisiana.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The spill was also toxic enough to kill about half of the marine life in its path, the journal study said.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Saturday brings a quadruple header of Stanley Cup Playoffs action, including the first elimination game of the postseason.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The developers have added custom scripts and HTTP headers to minimize visibility to security scanners.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Others said the length of time a slip is used should not be a factor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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What was everyone worried about? Back-to-back defeats to Aston Villa and Everton had seen Nuno Espirito Santo’s side slip into sixth place, outside of the Champions League qualification spots and into a slight mood of dismay.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Padres need more from a star on the mound, too, as Dylan Cease has begun his walk year with just one quality start in his first six trips (5.76 ERA) to the mound.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Anyway, United fans have a trip to Bilbao to look forward to this week and Liverpool have… been knocked out of Europe by Paris Saint-Germain.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Alexia planned to attend Harvard Law School in the coming fall semester.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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The vibrant and always-bustling Classic City of Athens, Georgia is now home to two new boutique hotels, both of which made their debut this winter—just in time for the University of Georgia’s graduation and the upcoming fall football season.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The most obvious misstep is not having a solid online presence.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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They got married in 2019 Despite their initial misstep, sparks flew between JJ and Melody, and the couple wed on July 12, 2019, in a romantic beachfront ceremony.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the recent stock-market stumble, spearheaded by Tesla and other tech giants, serves as a wake-up call that building a balanced investment portfolio should be taken seriously, and revisited at least once a year, if not sooner.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Read: How Bridget Jones’s Diary predicted the age of oversharing Her trajectory over the next decade-plus (in another round of newspaper columns; another book; and a third movie, Bridget Jones’s Baby, in 2016, not based on a book) certainly had its requisite stumbles.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The family pool features a water slide, while the splash pad and kiddie pool are only a foot deep.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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The former champ slides to No. 2 with an 8% decline in plays for the week.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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