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The gesture’s lack of dignity, its childishness, its pettiness, are completely in character.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
25 Sep. 2025
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Underpinning all his goofiness was an utterly sincere and infectious confidence and belief in A Complete Unknown, and a genuine desire to share it with as many people as possible.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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There was always an odd, lanky goofiness to DiCaprio’s physical presence even at the start of his career, but it was overwhelmed by his rapid rise to heartthrob status in films like Romeo + Juliet and Titanic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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Celebrating 250 Years The anniversary calls certainly for somber commemoration, but the 250th also calls for mirth, says Joe Riley, a retired Marine Corps major who served 1990 to 2010, including deployment in Iraq.—
Chris Dovi,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Since its public unveiling on the weekend, the Turner statue has elicited mirth, mockery and even anger from people on social media.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Back at the bookstore, the hilarity gives way to a confrontation that shakes Lee to his core.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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To add to the hilarity, one of the dachshunds appeared to have chewed through a couch cushion and somehow gotten stuck inside it, with its head and legs filmed protruding through the torn fabric.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the glee wouldn’t last long.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Swinging from the overhanging branches and darting through the woods, the animals were heading toward a nearby housing project, their pink faces lit with glee.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Puerility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puerility. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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