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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickery
Adjective
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Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026 -
During his Monday night Daily Show episode, the political comic blasted the POTUS’ flippant attitude toward his largely unfavorable military decisions in the SWANA region.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For every moment of slapstick body comedy, there is an equally devastating scene of heartbreak.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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One of Dippold’s favorite moments in the entire first season is the exchange of messages using a notepad with Tom, which gets increasingly slapstick.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The meta-ness of mentioning Sebold’s novel is amusing for those who recognize that connection.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Fairies and gods and shipwrecks all conspire to put our players in the most exigent but also the most amusing circumstances.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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This sort of vivid world is where a zany maximalist like Sherman feels most at home.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2026
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And for those with a hankering for afternoon tea, the Upside Down tea party on Sundays is a zany take on a British tradition.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The show is gloriously nonsensical: a vague excuse to watch a revolving door of spotlight-hungry pussycats prancing their paws to Webber’s waggish earworms.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Former keepers who visited on May 13 said the 2-year-old has bonded with surrogate mother Fredrika and developed a playful, mischievous personality.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Travis came up with the playful name, which was inspired by the city's cold winters.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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His posture is authoritative without being imposing, his voice warm without being facetious.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Powell was, of course, being facetious, as the low-quality videos featured the actor as a teen running and jumping in the street and lip-syncing to the song while wearing a yacht captain’s hat.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Snickery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickery. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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