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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 Why do these shticks elicit such delight? — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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acts

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In a screenplay structured in three acts, that’s the point at which everything falls apart.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
The 14th Amendment’s foundational principles include birthright citizenship, due process, equal protection under the law, and the prohibition for heads of state to engage in acts of insurrection.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026

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