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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class
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Recent Examples of card
Mark Moschetti, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
With the win, the Kings moved into the second wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference before San José and Nashville played each other later Saturday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The transition to card payment systems may not be easy for everyone.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Jaden Schwartz and Kaapo Kakko scored for the Kraken, who are still in the hunt for the playoffs with 75 points, six out of the West’s second wild-card spot.
—Mark Moschetti, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
With the win, the Kings moved into the second wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference before San José and Nashville played each other later Saturday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Google DeepMind extended Gemini into robotics with capabilities ranging from folding origami to card manipulation.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The transition to card payment systems may not be easy for everyone.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
Noun
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When your partner is a chef, the menu takes on that chef’s qualities, so building the Cho menu by himself was new.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Early in 2010, the group issued a draft laying out weather scenarios, priority areas, and a menu of projects and financing options.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 66-year-old comedian tells PEOPLE that performing with the late actress on Whose Line Is It Anyway?—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bamford is a stand-up beloved by other performers, and her show features no small number of comedians in cameo roles.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This will make accounting and filing taxes easier.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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As it’s applied today, the law allows trial attorneys to prey on the state’s small and mid-sized businesses — filing frivolous, costly lawsuits over even the most minor violation of California’s complex labor code.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Police say Ortiz raked Rihanna’s Beverly Crest property with an assault rifle, striking an Airstream trailer on the property, the singer’s home and a neighbor’s home.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Don’t rake or drive a vehicle through the area as forest floors are typically where morels grow.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Guests are booking a room for this property’s remote draw, so there is likely a limit to what can be retrieved from the capital city and delivered quickly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Festival organizers have not yet commented on booking West or losing Pepsi.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile in Tehran, rescue workers were combing through rubble Friday morning trying to find survivors after overnight strikes there.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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The ministry added that search and rescue teams were continuing to comb through the site.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As fuel prices continue to rise, companies indexed to higher-income customers may be best positioned to weather the elements, according to Deutsche Bank.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Economists generally have calculated that whatever economic growth could be ascribed to the change would be washed out by the revenue loss from inflation-indexing only new purchases, and utterly swamped by the cost of indexing all holdings, past and future.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to a report released ahead of the summit, nearly half (49 percent) of all species catalogued by the CMS are showing signs of declining numbers, and nearly one in four are threatened with extinction on a worldwide scale.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Researchers have mapped gull attention behaviors in detail, cataloging how the birds orient, scan and approach humans.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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