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Recent Examples of squib
Despite the proclamations of victory hailing from progressives across religious lines, the explosive document was ultimately a squib — the kind of pyrotechnic device used by Hollywood to achieve a particular incendiary effect but that inflicts no real damage.
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Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022
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Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squib
Noun
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Ken Ludwig’s comedic farce finds two fading stars of the 1950s with their last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Thatcher Demko, Vancouver Canucks The idea of Thatcher Demko being traded within the division borders on farce.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Earlier, during his days with Monty Python, Gilliam co-wrote biblical black comedy The Life of Brian, whose themes of religious satire drew accusations of blasphemy and protests.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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The logline portends a comedy, possibly a parody, even a satire.—
Robert Lloyd,
Twin Cities,
3 July 2025
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Gale and Zemeckis were nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for the film — a win in itself considering how popular sci-fi and comedy are both usually ignored by the Academy.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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Appearances by Amy Poehler, Will Arnett and Craig T. Nelson allow Blades of Glory to thrive like few 2000s comedies could.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Even before the credits start to unspool, Star Wars fashion, director Richard Lester lets fly with a series of slapstick sight gags that pile disaster on disaster until only Superman himself can untangle the mess.—
Arthur Knight,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Some situations border on slapstick such as a midnight robbery Blake and Philippe undertake to retrieve a cherished wedding ring Madame Beauvillier was forced to sell for the money.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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The game included a humorous Harlem Globetrotters-esque skit.—
Gary Bedore
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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By learning from the authors’ works, the company’s large language model Llama can edit emails, write skits or provide translation services, according to the order.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
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The unlikely trio will collaborate on a new, still-untitled sketch comedy for HBO, focusing on American history, the network announced on Thursday, July 10.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Larry David will forego a simple life as a beekeeper and return to television with a new sketch comedy series about American history.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Following the success of 1980 spoof film Airplane!, which made $78 million at the box office ($214 million today) co-directors David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker hoped to make a similar comedy about police officers inspired by the 1950s Lee Marvin drama series M Squad.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 July 2025
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The actress hosted a cookout with Bounty on June 25 in Los Angeles, and there, and shared her barbecue essentials and favorite scene from the spoof with PEOPLE. Hall, 54, has positive memories of working with Keenan Ivory Wayans for the first time on the set of the 2000 classic.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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“Squib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squib. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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