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On the track, Wayne takes cues from Jay-Z putting on an elite display of repetition of wordplay.
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Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Whereas those behind the morning anchors desk at Channel 4 New York deployed tame wordplay about lighthearted stories, fill-in nightly news host Denise (Johansson) applied the same technique to reports about gruesome crimes.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Everyone gives their all in this; Trixie (Math Kitty) has terrific wordplay, BenDeLaCreme (Goth Kitty) delivers a full character, and Kennedy (Diva Kitty) dances the house down boots.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
Wayne trounced his competition with punishing punchlines and steely wordplay.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
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Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Whereas those behind the morning anchors desk at Channel 4 New York deployed tame wordplay about lighthearted stories, fill-in nightly news host Denise (Johansson) applied the same technique to reports about gruesome crimes.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Everyone gives their all in this; Trixie (Math Kitty) has terrific wordplay, BenDeLaCreme (Goth Kitty) delivers a full character, and Kennedy (Diva Kitty) dances the house down boots.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 12 May 2025
Wayne trounced his competition with punishing punchlines and steely wordplay.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplay
Noun
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There is a good deal of this kind of humor, along with plenty of rectitude.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Builders are reclaiming their contexts, their humor, their memories.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Opening pages show Toews’ characteristic wit and guile squaring off against extraordinary pain.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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His latest album, 12th of June, released in 2022 on Verve/Forecast, are personal and characterized by Lovett’s singular wit, proving that the lessons of his early Texas singer-songwriter days remain an influence on his songwriting.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Kristen Bell is using her final moments as the 2025 SAG Awards host for some good old-fashioned ribbing!—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Fans also faced some ribbing from Grayson Waller, who gave a shout-out to his favorite NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplay. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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