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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplays
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Along with Law & Order, NBC has yet to decide the futures for dramas The Hunting Party and Brilliant Minds — though the latter was pulled from the schedule and will wrap up in the summer — and first-year comedies Stumble and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Colin's starred in comedies like The House Bunny and Orange County with Jack Black.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Charlie's Angels centered on three private investigators who, under orders from their enigmatic but never visible boss, Charlie Townsend, solved cases together using their wits and style.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Along the way, the two of them verbally spar and match wits on a variety of topics.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates divided the lives of men into only four stages, a number that mirrored the four humors and the four elements.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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But the humors are acutely sensitive to their surroundings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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While the show featured many of the same characters, its format strayed from the sci-fi space narrative of Spaceballs and instead was a series of parodies, each episode serving as a satirical commentary on several contemporary hits, such as Lord of the Rings, American Idol and Harry Potter.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Human artists have designed creative parodies of AI slop, but AI lacks the necessary self-awareness to parody itself, even with a human behind the wheel.—
Cath Virginia,
The Verge,
11 Apr. 2026
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The fun cocktail list, which offers riffs on classic drinks like Negronis and whiskey sours, proved more consistent.—
Restaurant Critic,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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Her Three Decibel Rule cocktail mixes Ketel One vodka and Cocchi Americano aperitif wine with lychee and crème fraîche; a nonalcoholic Cloud 9 drink riffs on the classic citrusy and creamy Ramos gin fizz.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Wordplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplays. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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