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Recent Examples of shticksWhy do these shticks elicit such delight?—Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shticks
acts
Noun
In 2025, Ninajirachi won the NSW Breakthrough Artist of the Year prize from the New South Wales state government, which supports its local music scene by awarding select acts with financial prizes.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
One of my first acts was to professionalize our approach to funding.