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Recent Examples of pratfall
Gilpin left the show with a pile of Emmy nominations and an expertise for harrowing, physical stunts that should come in handy with the acrobatic pratfalls required of Mary; though unlike GLOW’s wrestling mats, there are no springs beneath the Lyceum stage.
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The college student performers from the Hartt School aren’t encouraged to overact during the party scene anymore — no more drunk jokes or pratfalls.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Fortunately, that moment was the one pratfall in a project that, a decade after completion, has held its own.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
Her legs splay, tilt and leap readily into pratfall action.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The college student performers from the Hartt School aren’t encouraged to overact during the party scene anymore — no more drunk jokes or pratfalls.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Fortunately, that moment was the one pratfall in a project that, a decade after completion, has held its own.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pratfall
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Beachgoers from Palm Beach to Broward counties had their Saturday beach day interrupted when tar balls started washing up along the shoreline, possibly due to an oil spill from a freighter or cruise ship, officials say.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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The silicone base is reinforced with a metal frame, which helps prevent spills and provide a smooth transition from the counter to the freezer, while a plastic lid ensures your food stays fresh.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ensure there’s sufficient white space to avoid overwhelming the reader and use bold section headers to guide the eye.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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His header in the box was straight at goalkeeper Jose Sa, though.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sneakers optional, but encouraged. High-Low Perfection: Throw it over a satin slip dress to balance the grit with some softness.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the performance department, the GV80 has an electronic limited slip differential in the rear axle assembly for a more advanced all wheel drive traction control system.—
Tony Leopardo,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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After a first trip to the replay review area, home plate umpire Brandon Cooper had a discussion with Washington State Coach Nathan Choate, then huddled with the full crew and went back to the tunnel.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Funding Ben Stiller’s trip to Ukraine?—haven’t exactly held up to scrutiny.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
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The results were so good that the U.S. men’s national team came calling last fall with a camp invite.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Siri's new Apple Intelligence features had originally been pegged to debut last fall.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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Image The missteps of the medical establishment didn’t stop with the first wave.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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This was a major misstep by the Trump Administration.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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But what makes our own effort worthy of admiration is not the perfection of the first try, but the effort of pushing into uncomfortable territory, and by trying over and over again, despite the stumble and failure!—
Nathan Furr,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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There were stumbles, as in late 2023 when a Hezbollah technician got suspicious about the batteries in the walkie-talkies.—
Mark Mazzetti,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Here are highlights from Day 4 of the Berlin Film Festival: Analysts at Ampere declare Peak TV to be over, documenting the 25% slide in global series commissions since 2022.—
William Earl,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In one image, the King could be seen giving his newborn granddaughter a kiss on the forehead as she was bundled up, with Queen Rania holding her up lovingly in another slide.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Pratfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pratfall. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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