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Recent Examples of zinger
Being a turkey is a rude zinger thrown at movie and theatrical flops, as well as unpleasant, failure-prone people.
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Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
When Kelly’s big tribute finally kicks into gear, the man of hour watches as his life unfolds before his eyes, one zinger and explosion and zoom-in at a time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Especially with a zinger like Keeler's.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Tom Brady had 30 victories in games against the New York Jets throughout his career and had one more zinger for Gang Green as his statue was unveiled outside of Gillette Stadium.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
When Kelly’s big tribute finally kicks into gear, the man of hour watches as his life unfolds before his eyes, one zinger and explosion and zoom-in at a time.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Especially with a zinger like Keeler's.
—Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Tom Brady had 30 victories in games against the New York Jets throughout his career and had one more zinger for Gang Green as his statue was unveiled outside of Gillette Stadium.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinger
Noun
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During Bloomberg’s pursuit of office, a 1990 booklet in which business colleagues had compiled his witticisms surfaced.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps the only thing Gore Vidal enjoyed more than dispensing witticisms—or sipping a Macallan single malt—was being photographed.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chock-full of laugh-out-loud quips and wisecracks, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines also join in on the fun in the boisterous 2017 sequel to the 2016 original Bad Moms.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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Boys in blue training kits gather in pockets of shade and trade wisecracks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The musical prose hums with different accents, most evidently with Milena’s quips in French and Enzo’s Levantine lilt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s quips about acquiring the island have ignited international concerns about Greenland’s independence and sovereignty from lawmakers in Washington and NATO allies alike.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Prices of stocks and bonds, along with long-term interest rates, have oscillated up and down in response to the daily verbal sallies from the White House.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinger. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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