variants
also schtick
or shtik
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Recent Examples of shtick
By that point, Hogan’s shtick of taking on absurdly large men and prevailing against the odds had run cold and the audience reception to him is muted.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Sadly, Linda Lavin, who stood out with her elderly Jewish shtick, passed away suddenly after filming just eight episodes of Mid-Century Modern, so the quartet is now reduced to three.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Depardieu shtick — his public persona as a crude, working-class thug — was on full display.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The Heart Eyes Killer’s shtick isn’t always clear, but the inventiveness of its slaughter streak is.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Sadly, Linda Lavin, who stood out with her elderly Jewish shtick, passed away suddenly after filming just eight episodes of Mid-Century Modern, so the quartet is now reduced to three.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Depardieu shtick — his public persona as a crude, working-class thug — was on full display.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The Heart Eyes Killer’s shtick isn’t always clear, but the inventiveness of its slaughter streak is.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shtick
act
Noun
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Forty-two years after that, Titus captured and destroyed the city of Jerusalem; that act avenged the murder of Christ.—
Mary Jo Bang
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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The Canadian metal juggernauts will be joined by progressive metal stalwarts Periphery and rising alt-pop act Honey Revenge for the 19-date run, which kicks off Nov. 12 in Ontario, California, and wraps up Dec. 7 in Wallingford, Connecticut.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shtick. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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