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Adjective
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Another task you’re given a lot on this show is slapstick.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026 -
In Game 4, the trouble began just one minute into the game, with two soft foul calls on Karl-Anthony Towns, which kicked off 23 minutes of slapstick basketball.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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More than 2,200 theaters throughout the country showed the eighth episode and never-before-seen series finale of the zany online series from Australian animation studio Glitch Productions.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Schlossberg, whose zany social media antics and Kennedy lineage brought national eyes to the race, has cast himself as an fresh face to a party searching for stars during Trump’s second term.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
5 June 2026
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Martin showed that even a clownish gentleman with a pure heart could woo someone like Tisha Campbell’s Gina.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 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
Adjective
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This is amusing but understandable; in an era where commodity fetishism has turned analog, low-budget cinema into something aspirational, Jenkin has made no compromises for accessibility.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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Regal bontebok were replaced by stout warthogs, whose amusing visages quickly filled my camera roll.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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The porch is spacious enough to add extra living or entertaining space, and with stainless-steel construction, the structure is sturdy and weather-ready.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
22 June 2026
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The floor plan opens up at the rear of the home to provide ample space for entertaining or daily living.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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“Slapsticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapsticky. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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