tongue-in-cheek

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Recent Examples of tongue-in-cheek There’s always a little colored sarcasm in our music, there’s a little tongue-in-cheek, but then there is always some really deep meaningful subject matter on our records, too. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025 This tongue-in-cheek humor is a product of Flynco Inc, the construction company that is undertaking the zoo's biggest renovation project in 12 years. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025 With Me Too and Time’s Up emerging in the cultural conversation around the time of this book’s publication, Hogan uses comedy to speak up as the voice of a generation with this tongue-in-cheek guidebook on how best to not offend fragile but volatile men so as to not get fired. Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025 The looks are tongue-in-cheek, and yet their contexts are most sincere. Essence, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tongue-in-cheek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek
Adjective
  • In turn, much of My Face Hurts From Smiling is downright flippant.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
  • Her flippant attitude toward school, her refusal to talk through her grief, and her slippery grasp on the concepts of right and wrong can all be traced to that fateful night in this garage.
    Stacia Brown, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • To be facetious, how many of those people who committed mass murder in the fifth largest city in America went to death row?
    Dave Zirin, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • At first, Yellow Face offers a facetious and overly complicated panorama, shuffling Daniel Dae Kim’s glibly intellectual DHH and Francis Jue’s heartfelt HYH among the Asian, black, and white supporting actors who portray various egotistic New York professionals.
    Armond White, National Review, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is all very ironic because the literal plot of KPop Demon Hunters is about a group of global protectors, HUNTR/X, who shield the world from demons with the love of their fans.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Douglass’s decision to speak on July 5, deliberately after Independence Day celebrations, symbolically underscored his argument: America’s celebration of freedom was bitterly ironic and deeply hypocritical in the context of slavery and racial oppression.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • He’s regarded as someone who’s down-to-earth, a tremendous teammate and a dressing room cutup thanks to his quick and wry sense of humour.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • The sense of incidence with which May ’68 plays out, far in the background, speaks to a film for which the political is of little importance, or at least one that reflects the political through wry non-confrontations.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The cynical view would be that Trump is looking for a reason to have federal troops join ICE in rounding up undocumented immigrants that Mamdani tries to protect, and to arrest local officials who get in their way.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • There is a certain business logic to that; from a cynical perspective, if a £10million investment fails to live up to expectations, the financial downside for the buying club is relatively small — and in many cases, he will be sold to somewhere lower down the sport’s food chain.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Then, hold off on watering again until the soil is dry.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025
  • Then plant ones that prefer dry soil, such as junipers, sedums, and yuccas elsewhere.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • The rediscovery comes at a poignant time for Dana and her family.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • In one of the film’s most poignant moments, Johan lovingly applies Testogel to William’s thighs.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025

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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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