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Noun
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Hackman slapped the man, according to an account in the Associated Press. 'Reach for the stars!' Hackman also had a prankster side.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025 -
That group of prankster historians called itself E Clampus Vitus, a kind of bogus Latin.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Adam Silver, once the model for league commissioners, is suddenly a buffoon?—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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The character with which I have been identified, that of the raucous buffoon, is merely a studied portrayal.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Parsons called him a jealous clown, in so many words.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2025
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Who was the biggest Death of a Unicorn class clown?—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
14 Mar. 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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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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Gordon added that Jokic’s demeanor helps strengthen his demeanor as a jokester.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Kidder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidder. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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