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Adjective
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The novel is by turns slapstick and sincere in its consideration of digital devices.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Reactions to the spin-off were mixed, with an industry understandably anxious about how the tone of NBC’s live sketch show would translate across the pond, where the humor is often not so slapstick.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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Now, four years after its end, Jackson has reunited with McGee for the zany murder-mystery How to Get to Heaven From Belfast.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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The steady, unwavering empathy of her gaze encompasses a universe of tiny, interlaced incidents in which the zany entwines the plaintive, or the tragic the comic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Black characters that appeared on-screen closely resembled the clownish stereotypes popularized by the minstrels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The clownish dance is a Fortnite video game gesture, and involves making an L shape with fingers, pressing it to one’s forehead, then high kicking from side to side.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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The surviving Cheetos, while amusing to viewers, stand as an odd visual amid an otherwise devastating event.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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To some on Capitol Hill, the freewheeling is more frustrating than amusing.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Given the final score, the announcers may have found the most entertaining action in the ballpark that night.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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Maul and Devon's relationship is an entertaining tug-of-war; Lawson is a caf-loving lawman best described as well-meaning, but out of his element; and the inevitable arrival of Imperial forces (including two Inquisitors) quickly threatens disaster for both sides.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Slapsticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapsticky. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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