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The only squib marks left on anyone were on the almost 5,000 patrons who braved one of the most refreshingly moderate ocean breezes California has to offer to see maybe still the best homegrown group California has had to offer in any recent year.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for squib
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squib
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After this farce, the circuit made changes going into the 2024 race.
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The most staggering part of this farce is the math.
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Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.
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Born in 1942 in California, the actor's acting career began in high school on a variety show satire of Gunsmoke, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The two first crossed paths on André's Adult Swim late-night talk show comedy series The Eric André Show in 2020.
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In the latest installment of the comedy franchise, written by Chris Hazzard and Mike Fontana, Nick faces his biggest challenge yet… grandkids.
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The frenetic antics of Illumination‘s mascot army of yellow miscreants have always been indebted to vintage slapstick.
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And the slapstick with the painting, that was a big one.
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Meanwhile, his simpler comedy skits attract hundreds of millions of views on Shorts.
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The tour included real history and mythology, then also quests, cabins based on godly parents and skits.
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For decades, investigators had little more than Barrett's body and a composite sketch of a suspect based on interviews with her friends.
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Founded in 2011 by actors Joivan Wade and Percelle Ascott, Wall of Entertainment will also release over 100 episodes of their programming spanning reality, comedy, game show, dating, cooking, sketch and drama on Tubi.
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The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
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But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.
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“Squib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squib. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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