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Recent Examples of wryness
The harp is not an instrument of slyness, wryness, or the earth.
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Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wryness
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Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s MVP for the second year in a row, is a prodigious wearer of fur coats without irony and sunglasses indoors.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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There was an irony running throughout the launch.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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D’heygere There’s no one who reads the room better than Stéphanie D’heygere — and adds plenty of wittiness and humor to it.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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While her defensive energy contributed to the team’s depth, a scoreless night highlighted the utter absurdity of the league elevating a backup guard over the most prolific scorer in basketball history, especially on a night when the team was already missing its star center.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Expect delights in French humor and satire, drawing inspiration from the beloved French comic series Astérix and its ancient Western European setting.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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The satire was fictitious and its intent only humorous.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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There’s not much of a melodic hook here, but the sheer ridiculousness of it all may well be enough to secure victory.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Whoever enlisted Jorma Taccone to direct this deserves a raise, given that the charter member of the Lonely Island understands how to consistently ramp things up to levels of high ridiculousness.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wryness. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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