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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squibs
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Such minute attention to class is rare in recent American novels not set among the literati or ultra-wealthy, and still rarer in books that aren’t comedies.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Feature-length films of various genres, from documentaries to thrillers and comedies, have been selected from Latin America and Asia, while the short film categories are reserved exclusively for Latin America.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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The role demands charisma, vocal chops, and sharp comedic timing, all deployed within one of the most cynical satires in the musical theater canon.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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More than a hundred years before the French Revolution, his riotous, scathing satires dared to speak truth to some of the most absolute power in the world.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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Being able to tell their story and express themselves in a low-stakes manner allows children to interpret and communicate their emotions through their skits.—
Elizabeth McClure,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rowe and her co-founder, who is also her fiancé, JR Polycarpe, leaned into affiliate marketing, letting real customers share unfiltered reviews and skits that showed how the products fit into their everyday routines.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2026
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Details of the seven-episode limited series, which features comedy sketches about different moments in history, were unveiled at SXSW, where David was talking with his colleague Jeff Schaffer.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Pixar Place Hotel Art Gallery is hosting a Hoppers exhibit that traces the film’s creative journey with early sketches, concept art and character maquettes that helped shape the film.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His air of louche mischief attended his farces about Dada and James Joyce and moral determinism, his cleverness worn as lightly as a scarf.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Squibs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squibs. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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