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Recent Examples of zinger
Betty White's sweet, ever-cheery Rose — a role that snagged her an Emmy Award in 1986 — may not have all the zingers on The Golden Girls, but her rants and tangents draw priceless looks from her housemates and adoration from viewers.
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Margaret Lyons, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
That’s a typical Finebaum rant — a handful of facts, delivered adroitly and topped with a zinger at the end.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Margaret Lyons, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
That’s a typical Finebaum rant — a handful of facts, delivered adroitly and topped with a zinger at the end.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinger
Noun
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The laminated menu taped to the wall was stocked with the usual cheap alcoholic concoctions, plus the occasional witticism and curiosity.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, his wisecracks and confessional asides come as a direct address.—
Lisa Kennedy,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Offerman also poked fun at himself with quips about his monotone voice and his appearance.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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During his opening monologue, O’Brien mocked the Emilia Pérez scandal and made comical quips about Wicked, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist and Conclave.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Mar. 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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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinger. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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