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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh-slappers
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The delighted screams were coming from a man wearing a Mexico soccer jersey in the first row.
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Alicent fights back and is ultimately rescued by Grand Maester Orwyle, who hears her screams.
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The riots lasted for days, and hundreds of people were killed, with Black residents being a primary target.
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South Africa’s history of violent anti-immigration riots stretches back to 2009, peaking again in 2015, 2019, and 2021, with the socioeconomic backdrop as the key driver.
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which ran from 1996 to 2003, was known for its hijinks, practical jokes and special effects, and, of course, magic.
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Crews often found release in rowdiness, camaraderie, practical jokes, and the inevitable coping mechanisms of drink and drugs.
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My hair, which reached beyond my ribs, skimmed the skin of my waist exposed by the cutouts.
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Kerstin had suffered minor injuries, to her hand, her ribs, or perhaps her hip—no one in the courtroom cared to get it straight.
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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.
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The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
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The initial experience of Shakespeare’s meter leads to a world of discovery of a man who quite literally changed the world with witticisms and insight and has shaped every corner of humanity since the 16th century.
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The gags are both belabored and feeble.
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Minions & Monsters attempts to challenge that perception in its own unique way, primarily through plenty of gags.
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This was an era in which a still-unknown Brooks would show up late to the writer’s room—a habit that drove his colleagues nuts—and then get the biggest laughs out of them anyway.
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The laughs never stop coming, and in a season that will reward originals and adaptations alike, this is the writing voters will remember when casting their ballots in January.
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“Thigh-slappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh-slappers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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