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Other Redditors couldn't resist chiming in with wordplay.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplay
Noun
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The film’s humor doesn’t necessarily translate, and the animation style doesn’t come close to the medium’s most artistic work.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The humor barely masks his fear.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But will any of us fans still have our wits by then?—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the Mets’ clubhouse, Soto’s lack of speed is the butt of good-natured ribbing.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 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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Still, the DoE’s X post drew millions of views and many mocking replies, including a community note reminding readers that batteries exist to store power when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 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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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplay. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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