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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.
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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.
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Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
The pratfall was, in one producer’s memory, a small eureka moment.
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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
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The teak build can withstand rainstorms and wine spills, while the acrylic cushions can be wiped clean.
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Seal picnic drinks and snacks in mason jars to help prevent spills during the trip to your picnic destination.
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Gonçalo Ramos’ goal just minutes earlier — a beautiful header into the back of the net in the 94th minute — was the decider in this 2-1 victory for Portugal.
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Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring in the first half before Pedro Porro extended the lead to 2-0 on a header.
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Jessica Simpson opts for a comfortable travel outfit in a loose-fitting brown shirt over a black slip dress at LAX Airport in Los Angeles on June 27.
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The job is not just knowing the product or having the right answer, but being the person someone calls when something breaks or a deadline slips.
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But that trip to the sideline was short-lived and the 24-year-old has dominated since returning, stringing together 15 ⅔ scoreless innings with Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Seventy-two million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles away from their homes over the Fourth of July holiday week, and more than 61 million of them are expected to drive for those trips, according to the AAA Auto Club.
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That fall, the Civil Discourse professors did indeed teach from the same basic syllabus, but the most reading assigned to a student in any week was around one hundred twenty-seven pages, and the average was around seventy-five.
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Heintz has identified at least 25 new sites in Myanmar that have appeared or grown significantly since the crackdown last fall.
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The misstep immediately sparked backlash for cultural insensitivity and drew over 50 million views on Weibo—other Western brands, including H&M, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Burberry, and Gucci, have been caught in similar cultural crosshairs.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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But the recent stumbles for SpaceX’s stock and for AI stocks broadly may be a signal of less appetite for big AI stocks among investors.
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But the recent stumbles for SpaceX’s stock and for AI stocks broadly may be a signal of less appetite for big AI stocks among investors.
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Mysterio came back with a baseball slide into a splash on the outside.
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Today, the park operates more than 40 family-friendly water attractions including thrilling slides, casual pools and a lazy river.
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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