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Recent Examples of squib
Despite the proclamations of victory hailing from progressives across religious lines, the explosive document was ultimately a squib — the kind of pyrotechnic device used by Hollywood to achieve a particular incendiary effect but that inflicts no real damage.
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Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022
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Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squib
Noun
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My participation in this harmful farce left a stink on me that won’t soon wash off.—
Vincent Schiraldi,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
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Two decades later, with ICE patrols chasing down undocumented workers at Home Depots and a real fog of fear spreading through the city, the movie suddenly seems less like farce and more like dark prophecy.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Doing so, Cohn and Duprat return to their hallmark mode of psychological satire, filtered through a customary comedy-drama prism.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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The Office isn’t vicious workplace satire, but this sure is.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Some say Hollywood has given up on comedy, but comedy should never give up on Hollywood, despite better incentives being offered elsewhere.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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The comedy was first announced in 2024 and recently premiered at Cannes 2025.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
23 June 2025
Noun
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True to the Housefull world, Housefull 5 is a no-brainer, full of slapstick comedy, vulgar and suggestive dialogues and mostly unfunny jokes.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The Three Stooges, who made the seltzer bottle a signature of their madcap slapstick brand of comedy, grew up in a Jewish household.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The skit may be sarcastic, but it’s based in truth for Williams.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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Part Two that instantly made headlines and was the subject of an SNL skit.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
Noun
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That's exactly what happened this week when NBA icon Michael Jordan rolled up on NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and turned a casual reunion into a viral comedy sketch.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Day also shared that Close Encounters of the Third Kind director Steven Spielberg was supposed to be in the sketch too, but was cut for time.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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In The Naked Gun, a sequel-reboot to the crime spoofs of the 1980s and ’90s starring Leslie Nielsen, Anderson plays femme fatale Beth.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Other people and publications dug the Severance spoof — as of this writing, the Ravens’ reveal video had 9,000 likes on X and nearly 3,000 on YouTube (with 70,000 views).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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“Squib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squib. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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