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Recent Examples of pratfall
It’s been almost a quarter-century since Renée Zellweger first stepped into the shoes of the wine-guzzling, smoking, babbling, pratfall-prone and terminally awkward title character in Bridget Jones’s Diary.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Ben Stiller choreographed his on-stage pratfall.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Breaking creates the easiest laugh available in comedy this side of a pratfall.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Ben Stiller choreographed his on-stage pratfall.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Breaking creates the easiest laugh available in comedy this side of a pratfall.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pratfall
Noun
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Tips To Preserve Your Seal Follow these tips to preserve the seal on your marble: Wipe up spills immediately, especially chemicals and acidic ingredients that can stain like tomato sauce, wine, and coffee.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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The spill causing serious burns to his leg and private area.—
Robert Tyson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Connecting the case to our motherboard are a power-button lead, an HD Audio header cable for the headset combo jack, a 19-pin USB 3.x for the Type-A ports, and a Gen 2x2 Type-E internal cable for the single Type-C external port.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2025
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Prices range from $40,000 to $85,000, depending on mileage and condition, and almost all have had owners whose improvements—from headers and exhausts to removing the battering-ram bumpers and adding a luggage rack—have made the vehicles even better.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Jennifer Lopez says divorce from Ben Affleck was 'probably the hardest time of my life' The photos, which are not watermarked and show Lopez in an old Hollywood-style fur coat and white slip dress, remain up on her Instagram.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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The photos, which as of Tuesday remained on her Instagram and X with no visible watermark, show her in white fur coat and slip dress, clutching a Chanel purse.—
Julius Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Schwartz was guiding a five-day ski trip in the Mono Recesses in the Sierra while Slaton was missing and saw helicopters searching for her.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The pilot program follows a successful hub-to-hub demonstration conducted last October with driverless trips between Houston and cities that included Dallas, San Antonio and Laredo.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Delivery of the boards is expected to begin this fall.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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The state's Department of Education is slated to mandate Bible lessons in its public schools this fall.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Noun
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One of the most damaging missteps, however, is deploying AI technologies in production environments before equipping your teams to use them ethically, accurately and with contextual understanding.—
Russell Sarder,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Target has struggled with merchandise missteps, retail crime, and inventory management.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Noun
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There’s Nottingham Forest’s incredible run and Man City’s surprising stumble.—
Ciarán McArdle,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Australia's Min Woo Lee recovered from a late stumble, making clutch pars on Nos. 17 and 18 to win the Houston Open for his first career PGA Tour win.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Special features: a water slide, spray features and dive well.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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Each ship has attractions for thrill-seekers, from skydiving and surfing simulators to rollercoasters and the tallest water slide at sea.—
Martie Bowser,
Essence,
22 May 2025
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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