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Recent Examples of squib
In addition to Hussey’s run out of punt formation, the Rebels also recovered two squib kickoffs and got a 35-yard field goal from Watters Box for the game’s final points.
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Tim Gayle, al, 17 Nov. 2022
This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022
After the kickoff return touchdown, Auburn opted to attempt squib kicks on kickoffs the rest of the night, ceding some field position in hopes of avoiding another big return.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2022
The Bulldogs avoided him on kick returns by squib kicking the football.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
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Tim Gayle, al, 17 Nov. 2022
This political backdrop raises the possibility that his low-energy announcement speech may be a damp squib.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Nov. 2022
After the kickoff return touchdown, Auburn opted to attempt squib kicks on kickoffs the rest of the night, ceding some field position in hopes of avoiding another big return.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 6 Nov. 2022
The Bulldogs avoided him on kick returns by squib kicking the football.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squib
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What a farce Maxwell: Pam Bondi as ethics counselor for Qatar jet?—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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Yet many seem to have turned the public perception of contemporary AI into a hullabaloo, maybe even into a farce.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Oscar Contenders Emerging From First Half Include 'Nouvelle Vague' and Jennifer Lawrence for 'Die My Love' Adding to that pressure, most of the guest stars showed up to the first season of the Hollywood satire to play themselves under heightened circumstances.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Featuring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone, the film stabs at political satire but is best enjoyed for its visceral campy pleasures.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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The 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar took the stage twice during the NBC sketch comedy series, performing a pair of tracks from his history-making album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
18 May 2025
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So, as much as some critics may still want to shade the show, SNL remains one of the most powerful brands in comedy.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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Carmen and Benny both gain a level of cachet around campus for having (ostensibly) slept together, but the encounter itself is a slapstick disaster.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Jam-packed with his absurd self-aware humor, the finale deviates from the show’s usual slapstick raunch with a rare tender moment between Jesse and his equally crude siblings, Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
Noun
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At last year’s Big Slick event, Wendt donned his Chicago Bears gear for a skit at the T-Mobile Center.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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This Southern California improv comedy team will create unique skits from audience suggestions.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Pier Paolo Righi, chief executive officer at Karl Lagerfeld, considers the sketch a true collector’s piece from the brand’s archive, and a great example of the late German designer’s sense of humor.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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By turning rough sketches into photorealistic images with accurate materials and trims, teams can visualize products earlier in the process and reduce sampling time and cost by up to 60%.—
Angela Chan-Danisi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Most now proactively educate their customers on how to spot a scam, which personal information to never give out and what to do with a spoof email.—
Lauren Crystal,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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On the schedule is shooting an AMP spoof of Storage Wars, as well as AMP Jeopardy.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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“Squib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squib. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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