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shticks

noun

variants also schticks or shtiks

plural of shtick

as in acts

a performance regularly presented by an individual or group his shtick as a falling-down drunk isn't funny to people battling alcoholism

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Recent Examples of shticks Without Carmella there as a potential wild card, the ladies arrive in Tokyo and are forced to retreat to their familiar shticks. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Why do these shticks elicit such delight? — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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acts

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At one point, Two Shell were one of the most exciting acts in underground dance music.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
In David’s 1996 novel Absolute Power, an American president presumes himself to be above the rule of law and seeks to force his underlings to commit criminal acts that will benefit him.

— David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

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