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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top bananas
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Rather than a cruel Hedda, a fragile Hedda, a tragically deluded Hedda, Adele saw a woman who was comically at her wits’ end.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026 -
Without getting into spoilers, her one-and-done appearance in Episode 5 presents the perfect opportunity for the more-than-capable Meester to match wits with Bell’s judgmental Joanna, only to strand the actor with boring, obvious jokes and saddle her with a feeble resolution.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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Many critics, political pundits, and wags asked, somewhat rhetorically, whether anyone in the administration recalls how handing the responsibility of nuclear weaponry over to machines turned out in the Terminator movies.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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One hums with high-speed drills and anxiety; the other echoes with joyful barks and tail wags.—
Henry I. Miller,
STAT,
28 Jan. 2026
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They were joined by a range of other actors, comedians, musicians and more for the variety show and auction on Saturday.—
Dominick Williams
May 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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The two comedians became family last year when Murphy's son Eric and Lawrence's daughter Jasmin tied the knot.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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