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Recent Examples of ludic
Psychologists Kolb and Kolb even gave it a name: ludic learning space.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Season two’s quests continue to be imaginative, ludic, and delightfully pointless.
—Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Corsage, playing in the Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes, although a late entry to the disaffected royalty subcategory, is arguably one of the most interesting so far, much closer to the ludic, imaginative queen of the genre, Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022
This ludic, and sometimes cruel, tradition continues today.
—Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022
For years, app developers have tried to include fun, ludic aspects to all kinds of apps, from education to fitness.
—Elad Natanson, Forbes, 1 June 2021
After your treatment, bliss out on the Relaxation Deck, which is wrapped by a natural spring and houses a ludic therapy pool featuring hydrotherapy, cold mist, hydro jets, pressure showers, and waterfalls.
—Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire, 3 Dec. 2020
And some notable game-makers like Firaxis Games (Civilization) and 11-Bit Studios (This War of Mine) are drawing inspiration from climate-change to craft ludic dilemmas that force players to make radical decisions in the face of overwhelming odds.
—Steven T. Wright, Ars Technica, 5 June 2020
Its hallmarks are relatively simple to describe, belying its revolutionary impact: There are the great cascades of left-hand chords, less ludic than Thelonious Monk’s surprise attacks but no less jagged or forceful.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2020
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Season two’s quests continue to be imaginative, ludic, and delightfully pointless.
—Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Corsage, playing in the Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes, although a late entry to the disaffected royalty subcategory, is arguably one of the most interesting so far, much closer to the ludic, imaginative queen of the genre, Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022
This ludic, and sometimes cruel, tradition continues today.
—Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022
For years, app developers have tried to include fun, ludic aspects to all kinds of apps, from education to fitness.
—Elad Natanson, Forbes, 1 June 2021
After your treatment, bliss out on the Relaxation Deck, which is wrapped by a natural spring and houses a ludic therapy pool featuring hydrotherapy, cold mist, hydro jets, pressure showers, and waterfalls.
—Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire, 3 Dec. 2020
And some notable game-makers like Firaxis Games (Civilization) and 11-Bit Studios (This War of Mine) are drawing inspiration from climate-change to craft ludic dilemmas that force players to make radical decisions in the face of overwhelming odds.
—Steven T. Wright, Ars Technica, 5 June 2020
Its hallmarks are relatively simple to describe, belying its revolutionary impact: There are the great cascades of left-hand chords, less ludic than Thelonious Monk’s surprise attacks but no less jagged or forceful.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ludic
Adjective
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The concept: Treat pies like science projects, creating combinations with unique toppings and playful names.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Many designs incorporate bold color accents, vibrant greens, reds, yellows, and blues by adding a playful contrast to the metals.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The Jet2 vacation meme, which originally circulated on TikTok, repurposed the song Hold My Hand to show travel fails with a humorous twist.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The warm embrace of Shanks’ feature directorial debut has been so impactful that the New Zealand and Australia-raised YouTuber-turned-filmmaker has already started worrying about the comedown in humorous fashion.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2024
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The incomprehensibility of it all, of every awful thing wreaking havoc at once, has Gus in a state of jocular shock.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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In an inordinately cowardly and cruel act, Rubio stayed away from the department that day, ignoring the men and women whose careers and life plans were decimated by his flippant decision-making.—
Lynn Northcutt Vega,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Their communication style skews casual, which can be misread as flippant.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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To be facetious, how many of those people who committed mass murder in the fifth largest city in America went to death row?—
Dave Zirin,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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At first, Yellow Face offers a facetious and overly complicated panorama, shuffling Daniel Dae Kim’s glibly intellectual DHH and Francis Jue’s heartfelt HYH among the Asian, black, and white supporting actors who portray various egotistic New York professionals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Madelyn Cline went full-on Old Hollywood bombshell, kittenish liner, polished lengths, and all.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2023
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With a basis of flawless skin—smoothing and hydration offered via Kylie Skin Face Moisturizer and Eye Cream—Phillips pulled a thick wing of black liner along Jenner's lids, a diminutive wing beneath the lower lashline providing a kittenish complement.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2021
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“Ludic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ludic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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