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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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Fanttik positions it for fresh spills and everyday fabric accidents, including wine, milk, tomato sauce, mud and pet footprints.
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Their mission is a last-ditch attempt to contain a catastrophic oil spill.
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Lo Celso scored on a free kick; Martinez drilled a penalty kick after Julian Alvarez was kicked in the face while attempting a header.
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After Jude Bellingham netted Saturday’s first goal in the 62nd minute — snapping an England scoring drought that had lasted for more than three halves — Bellingham set up Kane’s header, which served as the dagger.
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Either way, Angela’s slip is definitely showing in terms of behind-the-scenes messiness (seriously, enough is enough with the cheating stories!
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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 Falcons’ second-year running back joined defensive lineman Zach Harrison, team president and CEO Greg Beadles and several other members of the organization in an early March trip overseas with Compassion International.
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Mary returns to the Gardiners, and re-connects with a newly single Tom Hayward during a trip to the lakes — which is crashed by Ryder and Caroline Bingley.
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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 2 Jul. 2026.
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