stand-ups

plural of stand-up

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Noun
  • His ten other, wildly disparate books include two satires of media and marketing and an elegiac zombie novel set in Manhattan.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Known for creating wicked political satires like Veep and The Thick of It, Iannucci is currently competing on Taskmaster.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Tiddes gave props to Paramount’s marketing department, which created a string of memes and myriad parodies on social media to lead the masses to Scary Movie.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2026
  • Yankovic has recorded parodies of songs by Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Queen, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem and many others.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2026
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“Stand-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-ups. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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