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Recent Examples of zinger
Her delivery of various one-liners and zingers is one of the film’s highlights, potentially positioning her for a first-time Oscar nomination in the best supporting actress category.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Wilder’s film, for all its offbeat humor and quotable zingers, was always about the ugliness of Hollywood and the monstrous cruelty of an industry that drains its players like a vampire does its victims.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The Globes didn't have a show in 2022. Glaser, who made a name for herself at various celebrity roasts, delivered a variety of zingers in her opening monologue on Sunday, including a hilarious shoutout to Ben Affleck.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
At Brady’s roast, on Netflix, Belichick saved a few winning zingers for himself.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Wilder’s film, for all its offbeat humor and quotable zingers, was always about the ugliness of Hollywood and the monstrous cruelty of an industry that drains its players like a vampire does its victims.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
The Globes didn't have a show in 2022. Glaser, who made a name for herself at various celebrity roasts, delivered a variety of zingers in her opening monologue on Sunday, including a hilarious shoutout to Ben Affleck.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
At Brady’s roast, on Netflix, Belichick saved a few winning zingers for himself.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinger
Noun
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It’s often noted that TikTok played a major role in the online shift from text to video, changing the shape of memes, as the snappy, often-anonymous witticisms of Twitter were steadily replaced by intimate close-ups of TikTokers monologuing in their bedrooms.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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That is kind of a tongue-in-cheek witticism amongst those who do this for a living.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Sometimes, his wisecracks and confessional asides come as a direct address.—
Lisa Kennedy,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
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True, crowds were noisier and more raucous in audible expressions of engagement — hissing, cheering, applauding, with an occasional wisecrack shouted out — but the responses were collective and inspired by the story on screen.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Urie and Newton shined as Marc St. James and Amanda Tanen, two bitchy assistants who bond over their love of fashion, celebrity and teasing Betty, providing plenty of hilarious quips through the years.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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Brief cutaways — such as one where a mug of coffee throws in a quick quip or a sentient car seat listens to news radio programs on timely sociopolitical issues — are common as part of the film’s enjoyably meandering construction.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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The most comprehensive sally, of course, is the administration’s drastic and abrupt cut in funding by the National Institutes of Health.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Most recently, the Kremlin has settled on a strategy that involves legal sallies against international digital companies—including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter.—
Andrei Soldatov,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Nov. 2015
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