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Recent Examples of tongue-in-cheek
The pandemic gave them the space and time to develop semi-couture line Judassime, with a first collection revealed in 2021, one day before the Royal Academy of Fine Arts’ traditional annual student fashion showcase as a tongue-in-cheek nod to their unsuccessful applications.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The partnership, born out of a tongue-in-cheek moment, has now translated into culinary success.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
And then there is Sunnei, the smaller, independent unisex label by Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo, which never fails to entertain guests with its tongue-in-cheek show formats.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
And as a tongue-in-cheek homage to fair food, some crafters have begun constructing quilts-on-a-stick at the Minnesota State Fair, for example.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
The partnership, born out of a tongue-in-cheek moment, has now translated into culinary success.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
And then there is Sunnei, the smaller, independent unisex label by Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo, which never fails to entertain guests with its tongue-in-cheek show formats.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
And as a tongue-in-cheek homage to fair food, some crafters have begun constructing quilts-on-a-stick at the Minnesota State Fair, for example.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
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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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Given that the league’s collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of this month, maybe the commissioner shouldn’t have been so flippant.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
3 Oct. 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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Netflix is an ironic home for a swoony love letter to cinema; the streamer remains fairly uninterested in the theatrical experience.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The reaction wasn’t completely unexpected, though the timing was ironic, said the 34-year-old artist.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Season 1 of the TV series, based on the first book, The Deal, follows the unlikely romance between Hannah Wells (Bright), a wry, hockey-hating music major, and Briar University’s playboy star center Garrett Graham (Cameli).—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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One inning later, Schnieder could show a wry smile while discussing the situation.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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My appetite for more Lee is low, but Harjo’s Tulsa — cynical and lively at the same time — simmers with more to say.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Certainly, the cynical have questioned if one organization is cleaning up a mess beget by another in the name of democratizing fashion, including through the proliferation of fossil-fuel materials.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Being buried in dry science explainers is part of what makes those concepts—nonlocality, entanglement, black hole gravity—difficult to understand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The best months are usually July and August, when the water warms enough for dry-fly-fishing but the cutthroat are still hungry after the long, cold spring.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But for those crafting it with Boorman, the nightmare is more painful and more poignant than that.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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But there’s something different — something more poignant — about watching this particular circle begin to vanish.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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