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Noun
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Matthew Rankin, a Canadian historian and prankster, has concocted a starkly enchanting Winnipeg where Farsi is the main language of storefronts, guided tours and everyday grievances, like the woman who gripes about sharing a bus with a live turkey.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2025 -
Things were going well until two weeks ago when Dylan started spending time with some prankster friends.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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A lot of actors could have played him as a sardonic quipster.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2023
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Norman Gee makes a wry quipster as the fool Touchstone and doubles as Orlando’s aged and weary servant Adam, whose role is considerably cut back.—
Sam Hurwitt,
The Mercury News,
10 July 2019
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This year’s Critics Choice Awards will be hosted by comedienne/TV personality Chelsea Handler, TVLine has confirmed.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
8 Jan. 2025
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The comedienne wore her brunette tresses in a braided half-updo, while her makeup consisted of a smokey eye, rosy blush and a glossy nude lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
27 Aug. 2024
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Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2024
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Once infused with the diabolical spirit, the guide is transformed into a buffoon, complete with a harlequin outfit—a mad joker and a dancing fool who does a little jig to the sound of a jazz trio.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.—
Claude Malhuret,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Caro Stowell of Thomasville was dressed up like a clown.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus isn’t the only piece of content that’s down to clown with sibling-on-sibling action!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The video ends with a seeming teaser for the music to come for Feid: a model sits at a desk as a reggaetón beat plays from an old-school computer woth an alien on screen.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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Following a pre-look teaser, the production team marked Ram Charan’s birthday with the official title reveal.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Abdul Wright was many things: a witty jokester and daredevil.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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As the opening credits ended and the cartoon's music played, Hewitt panned the camera over to a smiling Davidson, with the jokester timing his entrance on cue.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Kidder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidder. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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