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Recent Examples of tongue-in-cheek
That was Hollywood Brown’s tongue-in-cheek word, not mine.
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Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
Sometimes my tongue-in-cheek sense of humor does tend to get me in trouble, but the wedding wasn't as huge as everybody made it out [to be].
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 4 July 2025
Ahead of his debut, a 22-year-old Justin Verlander looked at the poster and cracked a tongue-in-cheek joke.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The clinical, but tongue-in-cheek title reveals the ways in which unconscious parental behavior may be absorbed and modeled by children.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2025
Sometimes my tongue-in-cheek sense of humor does tend to get me in trouble, but the wedding wasn't as huge as everybody made it out [to be].
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 4 July 2025
Ahead of his debut, a 22-year-old Justin Verlander looked at the poster and cracked a tongue-in-cheek joke.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2025
The clinical, but tongue-in-cheek title reveals the ways in which unconscious parental behavior may be absorbed and modeled by children.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek
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But political tensions—including U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods and flippant remarks about annexing Canada—have made cross-border hospitality more complicated.—
Charmaine Noronha,
AFAR Media,
16 July 2025
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In turn, much of My Face Hurts From Smiling is downright flippant.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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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
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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
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In failing health, Jarry had been on a liquid diet and so his request is often viewed as intentionally ironic.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Recently, Reddit users discovered the agent could do something particularly ironic.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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Her portrayal of Diana gives this Amazonian princess the proper regal bearing, but Gadot proves to have a wonderfully wry sense of humor as the character continues to be amazed at how weird male mortals are.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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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
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For example, Donald Trump’s approach to power reflects a deeply cynical view of human nature.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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This Superman movie is the most cynical imaginable.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Made from Pinot Noir grapes, very dry, elegant in both taste and presentation.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Leave compartments unzipped and let the backpack air dry.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
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Ritson sees a poignant connection between the big developments in Oscar’s life this episode.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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This episode is particularly poignant in light of the current assault against the Department of Education.—
Memoir Nation
July 28,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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