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Recent Examples of wordplay
However, the Atlanta rapper chalked it up to creative wordplay.
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2025
The puzzles often incorporate homophones, wordplay, and other clever twists, ensuring the answers are rarely straightforward.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Through a sample of the collective’s poetry, the spotlight is on its lyrical nature, which blends the musical elements of a chorus with the imaginative creativity of wordplay.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
Goose’s humor is a blend of clever wordplay, observational comedy, and a dash of self-deprecation.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2025
The puzzles often incorporate homophones, wordplay, and other clever twists, ensuring the answers are rarely straightforward.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Through a sample of the collective’s poetry, the spotlight is on its lyrical nature, which blends the musical elements of a chorus with the imaginative creativity of wordplay.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
Goose’s humor is a blend of clever wordplay, observational comedy, and a dash of self-deprecation.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplay
Noun
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That also included the decision on saving O’Brien’s references to the fires until later in his monologue — and to add humor to the firefighters’ appearance during the broadcast.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Whenever O’Brien was onstage, balancing impish humor with a palpable love for movies and compassion for an industry where so many recently lost so much to the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles, the ceremony felt light and loose.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Max Homa, the six-time PGA Tour winner known for his razor-sharp wit and clutch performances on the course, has been going through a tough time lately.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Black Bag succeeds on its chilly wit, and on the cool, nervy appeal of its two stars.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s playful and public ribbing of one of the world’s most prominent media moguls underscored the years-long on-again, off-again relationship between the president and publishing tycoon, one that political and media observers told The Hill this week has reached a critical new stage.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
9 Feb. 2025
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At a 10th anniversary screening at the 2011 New York Film Festival, Anderson and ensemble members Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray and Gwyneth Paltrow indulged in some good-natured ribbing of Hackman’s irascibility on the shoot.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplay. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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