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Recent Examples of squib
One squib hit, and that can’t be the difference in a game like this.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
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.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Tyler Locklear dribbled an infield squib hit to rookie third baseman Kyle Karros, who couldn’t make the tough play, allowing Arizona to load the bases.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
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.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
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.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Tyler Locklear dribbled an infield squib hit to rookie third baseman Kyle Karros, who couldn’t make the tough play, allowing Arizona to load the bases.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2025
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.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squib
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The musical weaponizes internet culture with the rigor of a classic farce, operating at the speed of scrolling while still delivering the deeply satisfying architecture of old-school comedy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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The comedic farce by Peter Quilter is based on Jenkins, an American socialite and amateur coloratura soprano who during the early 20th century was known for being flamboyant in attire and having a notably poor singing voice.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Federal agents training alongside UFC fighters, a title contender working out inside FBI headquarters and a UFC event on White House grounds would have sounded like satire just a few years ago.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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In this section, artists Wendy Red Star, Omar Victor Diop, Yuki Kihara, Frida Orupabo, and Dimakatso Mathopa mine the tropes and cliches borne of these images, and through satire and recontextualization, offer works that center their own empowerment and subjectivity.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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Demi gets in some sharp one-liners and fun physical-comedy bits throughout the rest of the episode.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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In 2024, Rauch and Nayyar reunited on-screen during his season 2 guest appearance on the comedy.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Kim Jee-woon’s astonishing action-thriller is a fusion of ideas and genres, including a surprising but not-unwelcome slapstick comedy runner.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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The slapstick titles—Crackned Horsez, To of Them, Ape Island, all 1972—further stymied any straightforwardly polemical takeaway.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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And Hall of Fame Spurs center David Robinson checked in during for a skit with Count (von Count) in the mid-1990s.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Millions and millions of people tuned in to watch Johnny Carson poke fun at everyone, identify and support up-and-coming comics, entertain with clever and timeless skits, bring on musical guests and tell jokes.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Especially because what a sketch wants, to be really funny, can sometimes scale.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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These sketches are all hand-drawn.—
Jeremy Rellosa,
Curbed,
9 June 2026
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The spoof specifically references the franchise's famously creepy smile in several scenes and photos.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Based on the Apple TV series, the fizzy throwback spoofs Golden Age musicals, and follows an on-the-rocks couple who are trapped in a town where people sing and dance incessantly.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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“Squib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squib. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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