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Recent Examples of tongue-in-cheek
When Jessie Jo Dillon, Drew Parker and Zach Abend suggested a tongue-in-cheek song aimed at his online trolls, HARDY agreed.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Cardi paired the tongue-in-cheek shirt, which offered a hint of her lower belly, with tiny denim cut-off shorts.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The cocktail’s name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a sketch from The Tim and Eric Awesome Show on Adult Swim.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
There’s some tongue-in-cheek in there, but also some serious themes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Cardi paired the tongue-in-cheek shirt, which offered a hint of her lower belly, with tiny denim cut-off shorts.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The cocktail’s name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a sketch from The Tim and Eric Awesome Show on Adult Swim.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
There’s some tongue-in-cheek in there, but also some serious themes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tongue-in-cheek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek
Adjective
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There’s something so hilariously flippant about Taylor’s mean streak these days.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Worse for Wilson, Sherman's Hall of Fame broadcast teammate, Tony Gonzalez, bordered on flippant in dismissing Wilson's candidacy.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Huff had one quarterback pressure Sunday (being facetious).—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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This sounds facetious but is not at all.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, Weitzman says, while some people view the humor through an ironic or detached lens, the movie is made with an honesty that isn’t always depicted in comedy.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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But his comments are, at the very least, rather ironic.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After Erling Haaland scored his 50th Champions League goal a fortnight ago, a wry tweet went viral.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the video, Lynch also incorporated some wry fourth-wall break deadpans to the camera, capturing the essence of her feelings.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The reason is simple, if cynical.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This innovative dry shampoo isn’t designed to just absorb oil and create that all-too-familiar gritty feeling on your strands.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Columbia Men's Newton Ridge Plus II Waterproof Omni-heat Boots are currently 25 percent off and will keep feet dry and warm during hikes year-round.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a particularly poignant moment in the film, Jiang stands by the window at night and pretends to capture and punch the shadow of a security guard downstairs.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Another Taylor Swift album, another poignant Track 5 to listen to on repeat.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of the most viral and vitriolic critiques came from Crissle West, co-host of the popular pop-culture podcast The Read.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the vitriolic attacks and reemerging calls to boycott the Super Bowl come as no surprise.—
Raquel Reichard,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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