as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
friends had left the risqué message on his voice mail as a practical joke
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Recent Examples of practical joke
Each birth anniversary, there’s a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Each birth anniversary, there's a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Ancient Romans and Celts celebrated a festival of practical jokes and pranks around the time of the March equinox.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
Turns out, Hart was there to play a practical joke on his Celebrity Prank Wars cohost Nick Cannon.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Each birth anniversary, there's a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Ancient Romans and Celts celebrated a festival of practical jokes and pranks around the time of the March equinox.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024
Turns out, Hart was there to play a practical joke on his Celebrity Prank Wars cohost Nick Cannon.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practical joke
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In Tapped Out, which is hosted by Nella Rose and has featured the likes of Love Island star Chloe Burrows, celebs are pushed to their limits with tricky prank challenges that feature chaotic twists.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some of those difficulties were depicted in a recent exhibition of his paintings at Idyllwild Arts School in California, where among other painful incidents, he was left behind in freezing weather miles from home by his brother in a malicious prank.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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But note the fun trick of resizing or even rotating the cloned objects: People Beautifier PhotoDirector's People Beautifier tool has four subsets: Face Tools, Face Deblur, Body Shaper, and Skin Smoother.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For example, have the dog chase a ball or do a trick and reward the behaviors.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In many ways, this reflects a shift in consumer expectations, with younger customers placing a premium on experiences over products.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch In Search of Fullness In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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What’s the best way to prepare for an adventure race?Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Practical joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practical%20joke. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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