as in funny
causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
For Chantel, a mom living with her daughter in Texas, a trip to the grocery store, or , ended up taking an unexpected and, ultimately, hilarious turn, thanks to her daughter.
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Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In a recent, hilarious rant on Instagram Spoelstra targeted her local frenemies (ahem, particularly, a few gossipy types in Coral Gables and South Miami).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
During the over-the-top performance, an outrageous chain of events unfolds, including a fierce brawl between the two women, taking the movie to hilarious new heights.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
The thing that makes Mary going full Chariots of Fire even more hilarious is that there is nowhere really to run to.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
In a recent, hilarious rant on Instagram Spoelstra targeted her local frenemies (ahem, particularly, a few gossipy types in Coral Gables and South Miami).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
During the over-the-top performance, an outrageous chain of events unfolds, including a fierce brawl between the two women, taking the movie to hilarious new heights.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
The thing that makes Mary going full Chariots of Fire even more hilarious is that there is nowhere really to run to.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
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Not the most memorable, but Myers’s flail-laughing at his own insufferable jokes remains a pretty funny encapsulation of Musk’s self-satisfied riffing.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Know your audience—What one person finds funny, another might not.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The talented cast of BET Plus’s hit show Sistas brings to life the heartfelt, relatable, and often humorous journey of modern Black women navigating love, friendship, and career.—
Noel Cody,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gercke is quite skilled at building characters and writing humorous and poetic dialogue.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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The comedic heartbeat of the film is maintained by Julia Fox, Saweetie and Benito Skinner, who play the show-within-a-film’s judges panel.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both strong in the dual lead roles, while the cast is full of ringers, from Jon Hamm to Brendan Fraser to Julia Fox in a scene-stealing comedic role.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Blue Ghost Mission 1 is also known as Ghost Riders in the Sky, an amusing reference to a country song about ghostly cattle and cowboys.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Here are Lady Gaga’s music-video hats, ranked in terms of experimentation, narrative contribution, comical lack of narrative contribution, and, of course, style. 60.—
Kinsey Jasnoch,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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When the Raptors were in town, Haliburton was beating defenders off the dribble with almost comical ease.—
Tony East,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Brendan Gallagher scored a goal in that game on the power play, taking a ridiculous feed from Andrei Markov in the slot and converting, blowing the roof off the building.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Bam Adebayo only taking seven shots each in the last two games is ridiculous.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Their performances embrace O’Connor’s comic direction without losing the narrative’s emotional core, and the pair’s chemistry strengthens The Accountant 2 by distracting us from the implausible details of its overly complex central mystery.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Goggins is simply incredible, fully committed to Baby Billy’s comic lunacy yet never losing sight of his recovering sinner’s withered heart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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Ferran is a force of hysterical nature, painting in the strong, bold colors her character so professes to adore as the elder DuBois sister attempts to tune out reality by literally putting a paper lantern over the light.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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There was no escaping the Democrats’ hysterical display.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Mar. 2025
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