stand-ups

plural of stand-up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-ups
Noun
  • The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • After all this is the guy who won an original screenplay Oscar for one of the all-time great horror satires, Get Out.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The moment — delivered by Steinfeld’s character Mary on a humid New Orleans train platform — was clipped, memed and replayed across TikTok, igniting think pieces and parodies alike.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.
    Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Stand-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-ups. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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