Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh-slappers
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Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The disputed passage was the intro to the program, which claimed the Belfast riots, which shook the city after a Sudanese immigrant attempted to behead a local, were instigated by Musk.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2026
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The currently untitled film will follow the early life of a cop who goes on to be caught up in the January 6th Capitol riots.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Has one of my practical jokes backfired?—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Additive manufacturing allows load-bearing structures to follow curved, organic geometries dictated by optimization algorithms rather than the straight ribs and stringers of traditional airframes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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Holbrook also suggests RuckerJohns, a waterfront eatery serving up burgers, sandwiches, seafood, and ribs.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025
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On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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His ability to combine introspection with droll, slacker-dude witticisms is appealing.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the actors are reduced to joke machines trapped in a nonsensical nonplot, and while some of those gags yield laughs, a far greater number fall flat.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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The reveal runs from players 1 through 26, leaning heavily on props and visual gags to name the squad.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Both O’Flynn and Rhys have had spotlight episodes so far this season, but will Emmys voters see the pathos and creativity behind the laughs and frights?—
William Earl,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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One man is menacing, the other faintly absurd, but Rhys embraces the challenges of each role with aplomb — in particular, his physical comedy in the latter has gotten several big laughs out of me.—
Matt Brennan
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Thigh-slappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh-slappers. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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