squib

noun

Definition of squibnext
as in farce

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Recent Examples of squib One squib hit, and that can’t be the difference in a game like this. — 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 This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib. — The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for squib
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squib
  1. farce
  2. satire
  3. comedy
  4. slapstick
  5. skit
  6. sketch
  7. spoof
Noun
  • History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce — or in this case, as an uncanny sort of San Francisco camp.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Rao made some 60 features in the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages, and moved between farce, fantasy, mythology and science fiction.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of farce
Noun
  • Altman isn’t the only big name who gets chewed up and spit out by Guadagnino’s dark satire.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The film is a satire about an impending climate change apocalypse that’s triggered by the drilling operations of oil tycoon Digger Rockwell, played by Cruise, who looks nearly unrecognizable clad in prosthetics and graying hair.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of satire
Noun
  • This week’s episode is hosted by Shane Gillis, marking his third time hosting the NBC sketch comedy series since being fired as a cast member in 2019 over resurfaced racist and homophobic remarks.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Ackie didn’t only discuss horror, but also comedy during her appearance, including I Love Boosters.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of comedy
Noun
  • There was an element of slapstick about Bournemouth’s second, with Justin Kluivert’s strike bouncing off the post and Lukas Hornicek’s before Scott’s follow-up cross looped agonisingly into the net off the outstretched foot of Malick Thiaw.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With its slapstick mayhem and goofball charm, the film's oddball recruits defied the odds to become a smash at the box office.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of slapstick
Noun
  • In 2024 the Superfans skit was recreated as part of the entertainment at the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend, the annual fundraiser for Children’s Mercy in Kansas City.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The FaceTime skit was very Sophie-and-Margo-coded, but don’t expect their characters to be in each other’s good graces when season 2 picks up.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of skit
Noun
  • The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But frescos don’t put shoes on a poor child’s cold feet and sketches of flying machines didn’t put Orville Wright in the sky.
    — Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sketch
Noun
  • There may have been little place for critique in his early images of the luxe life, but their satirical edge sharpened over time, hitting a peak in a spoof of tabloid sensationalism in the September, 1962, issue.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Swift to help solve a mystery in a spoof that aired during Hargitay’s debut hosting stint at the 2026 award show.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spoof

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“Squib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squib. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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