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Recent Examples of tongue-in-cheek
There’s a hint of tongue-in-cheek irony in the way Van Sant nods to his ‘70s influences, as well as in the needle drops that are scattered throughout the film.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Her lyrics are personal, introspective, and often a little tongue-in-cheek.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2025
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
The trademark application appears to be a tongue-in-cheek call-out about accusations that the former cheerleader is only in the relationship for money.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Her lyrics are personal, introspective, and often a little tongue-in-cheek.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2025
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
The trademark application appears to be a tongue-in-cheek call-out about accusations that the former cheerleader is only in the relationship for money.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek
Adjective
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That might seem a bit flippant, but LIHTC projects are glitzy, new, and often incorporate all sorts of bells and whistles.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Where internet trolls often come off as flippant or spiteful, there is a relentless sense of play and mastery of language in even McNally’s most needling posts.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 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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Norberg finds the situation ironic, given that foreclosure is a slow-moving process and will take months.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The subtlety of Akerman’s concept and the wry tenderness of her approach are, however, merely a start.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The movie is a wry look at the petty foibles of life, the fears and neuroses that can impede a person’s path to fulfillment and enlightenment.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Huang, also a professional military strategist and university professor, told the Washington Examiner that his party sees the DPP’s posturing as a cynical move to build domestic support without considering the long-term consequences.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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That has often been misinterpreted as a cynical endorsement of warfare.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Soothing ingredients, including niacinamide, chlorella, calendula, aloe, and chamomile, ensure your skin isn’t stripped dry in the process.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Much of central Saskatchewan received less than half an inch of rainfall in April and May, leaving many wetlands dry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Robinson had braces in the yearbook photo, a childlike image that made the moment all the more poignant.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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What would Season One have been like without those poignant glimpses of the Pacific surf?—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What was meant to be a moment of silence for Kirk on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening soon gave way to flashes of a vitriolic political divide that would escalate in the aftermath of the 31-year-old’s death.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, people are allowed to form their own opinions and have their own preferences — and that shouldn’t come with vitriolic attacks on social media.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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