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Recent Examples of shtickThe Miami Dolphins seem to have grown tired of McDaniel’s schtick.—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025 The big selling point on MGS3’s survival schtick was that everything a person would need to do to outlast the jungle’s hazards needed to be done in-game.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 It’s been over four decades since Cassandra Peterson first brought her sexy and sassy alter ego Elvira, Mistress of the Dark to television screens, putting a bodacious spin on the movie mocking horror schtick popularized by Vampira and Sinister Seymour before her.—Lina Lecaro, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shtick
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act
Noun
There is a very interesting three-act structure for his character, as well.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Guided by purpose, clarity and harmony, the SS27 line-up speaks to the emerging generation of conscious consumers—where beauty meets responsibility and fabric becomes an act of expression.
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