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as in humor
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass
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Recent Examples of comedy
The downtown Fort Lauderdale venue hosts a full slate of Broadway tours, ballets, operas, comedy shows, concerts, and community performances across its two main theaters.
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Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Catch a show downtown at the Sunrise Theatre, a 100-year-old venue that hosts regular music performances, plays, and comedy shows.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
Whether the scripts are thrillers, comedies, dramas or genre-benders, every selection is hand-chosen for its originality, strong characters and cinematic potential — boasting the kinds of dynamic female roles the industry wants and needs.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
The athletes — who are currently at the Chiefs' preseason training camp at Missouri Western State University — enjoyed snacks and pizza while watching the Adam Sandler comedy, which seemed to have the Chiefs screening room cracking up.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 July 2025
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Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Catch a show downtown at the Sunrise Theatre, a 100-year-old venue that hosts regular music performances, plays, and comedy shows.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 July 2025
Whether the scripts are thrillers, comedies, dramas or genre-benders, every selection is hand-chosen for its originality, strong characters and cinematic potential — boasting the kinds of dynamic female roles the industry wants and needs.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
The athletes — who are currently at the Chiefs' preseason training camp at Missouri Western State University — enjoyed snacks and pizza while watching the Adam Sandler comedy, which seemed to have the Chiefs screening room cracking up.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Clarkson delivered with her trademark blend of down-to-Earth humor and out-of-this-world vocals.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The creative team is positioning the series as both an industry satire and romantic comedy, mining humor from the entertainment world’s inner workings.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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For those who have added the term to their lexicon, satire and seriousness blur together.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Fellow Redditors commented on the situation, noting the irony of the women's behavior.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The irony is that diversity and performance are positively correlated, not contradictory.—
Heather Price,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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