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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickery
Adjective
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In turn, much of My Face Hurts From Smiling is downright flippant.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025 -
Her flippant attitude toward school, her refusal to talk through her grief, and her slippery grasp on the concepts of right and wrong can all be traced to that fateful night in this garage.—
Stacia Brown,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Sharina Martin is Renee, an editor at the print magazine version of HGTV who buys into the whole Diane experience, professionally and personally, and does it with a sharp amusing stylishness.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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In an amusing send-up of Hollywood's penchant for making reboot characters related to original franchise players, the trailers also introduce children of George Kennedy's Ed Hocken and Simpson's Nordberg, the former of which is played by Paul Water Hauser.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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One thing for certain is how much Burrell — known as much for her zany, larger-than-life personality and signature spiky, platinum blonde hair as her culinary technique — was loved both by fans and those closest to her.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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In the latest Shondaland/Netflix team-up comes a zany murder mystery helmed by Paul William Davies, who serves as creator, showrunner, writer and executive producer.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The writer might have been reminded of Napoleon III, who hovers in the background of the novel as a sinister, clownish figure.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Orange cats, particularly tabbies like Butter, are known for their quirky and often clownish personalities.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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But playful, electronic reimaginings of Grandma’s feel-good tunes and funny pop culture sound bites weren’t getting us anywhere past Havre de Grace.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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To be facetious, how many of those people who committed mass murder in the fifth largest city in America went to death row?—
Dave Zirin,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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At first, Yellow Face offers a facetious and overly complicated panorama, shuffling Daniel Dae Kim’s glibly intellectual DHH and Francis Jue’s heartfelt HYH among the Asian, black, and white supporting actors who portray various egotistic New York professionals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Their black metal frames paired with wood tops are ideal for entertaining and can be used together or separately.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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The book is an informative, entertaining account of what can happen when conservation efforts succeed.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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“Snickery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickery. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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