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Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
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Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
This little restaurant’s name uses clever wordplay as an apt descriptor for the level of heat the Mexican cafeteria brings to the table.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The cast is mostly made up of the local pensioners trying to survive on their modest retirements in a rapidly changing village, but some bloody good wordplay, wee adventures, and a pub worth protecting at all costs make this series as comfortable as a favorite barstool.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The sentiment is trite and too hung up on wordplay, as a lot of Carrie’s writing tends to be.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
This little restaurant’s name uses clever wordplay as an apt descriptor for the level of heat the Mexican cafeteria brings to the table.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The cast is mostly made up of the local pensioners trying to survive on their modest retirements in a rapidly changing village, but some bloody good wordplay, wee adventures, and a pub worth protecting at all costs make this series as comfortable as a favorite barstool.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The sentiment is trite and too hung up on wordplay, as a lot of Carrie’s writing tends to be.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplay
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There are scenes of strange, often violent pathos that punctuate the potty humor and punch-throwing.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ken is a more marginal figure by design, though his British cringe humor never stops feeling somewhat at odds with the show’s small-city, Midwest setting.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The famous wit adds a lot to a story that’s partly an earnest tango with grief, and partly an act of gossip.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Adams’ works celebrated the color and movement through vibrant geometric styles; Shrigley brought forth wit and humor through banana motifs and Stewart leaned into a trippy take on optimism through Pop-Surrealist florals.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The program has sparked controversy and backlash from progressives on multiple occasions during its more than two-decade history on the air for its satirical representations of religious figures, extensive use of racist language and ribbing of climate change activists.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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Plus, the allover ribbing gives them a subtly textured look.—
Joana Ariza,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
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More Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images After Atlanta's preseason win to the Dallas Cowboys, an opposing Cowboys fan echoed the mocking mispronunciation of Penix's name that caught the quarterback's attention.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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Ross is also executive producer of Netflix’s celebrity roasts as well as a writer and a performer on them, including the headlines-making mocking of former NFL quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplay. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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