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Recent Examples of wordplay
The show’s title is wordplay that doesn’t play.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The showgirl's 'rant bridges' Two key ingredients in Swift's songwriting are exacting wordplay and emotional payoff.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Special guest Lil Wayne sparks a lighter before lighting up the track with his wordplay and an iconic C-Murder reference.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Chinese people, particularly younger ones, have long been enthusiastic about wordplay.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The showgirl's 'rant bridges' Two key ingredients in Swift's songwriting are exacting wordplay and emotional payoff.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Special guest Lil Wayne sparks a lighter before lighting up the track with his wordplay and an iconic C-Murder reference.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Chinese people, particularly younger ones, have long been enthusiastic about wordplay.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplay
Noun
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Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Your adaptable nature turns small moments into quick bridges, while gentle humor lightens heavier topics so plans move forward together.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
Noun
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There’s depth, there’s wit, there’s ease.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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In the end, even after his shimmering wit and formidable smarts led him to a career of delightful diversions into everything from aesthetics to neurophysics to Pink Floyd, Stoppard went back to his own beginnings.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Plus, the vertical ribbing gives a subtle lengthening effect (always a win).—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Arteta and his Arsenal squad have, of course, downplayed the noise around the club this season, arguing that the widespread mocking doesn’t impact the inner sanctum of the team.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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Afroman celebrated his legal victory in a video on Wednesday after winning a defamation lawsuit filed by several Ohio sheriff's deputies who accused the rapper of mocking and allegedly lying about them in music videos, following a 2022 raid on his home.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Just kidding, massage certificate is the way to go.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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Just kidding, but really, dad-like pairs have been de-throned by low-profile sneakers that have a low sole and slim exterior.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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No fooling, April brings some pretty interesting surprises on Netflix.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplay. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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