variants
also schtick
or shtik
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Recent Examples of shtick
In the long term, Cena could and should end his career as a beloved fan favorite because, well, this heel shtick simply isn’t cutting it.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
To add to the English-club shtick, that chili dog, caviar or club sandwich is served on a silver serving tray with a glass cloche.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
By that point, Hogan’s shtick of taking on absurdly large men and prevailing against the odds had run cold and the audience reception to him is muted.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Sadly, Linda Lavin, who stood out with her elderly Jewish shtick, passed away suddenly after filming just eight episodes of Mid-Century Modern, so the quartet is now reduced to three.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
To add to the English-club shtick, that chili dog, caviar or club sandwich is served on a silver serving tray with a glass cloche.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
By that point, Hogan’s shtick of taking on absurdly large men and prevailing against the odds had run cold and the audience reception to him is muted.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Sadly, Linda Lavin, who stood out with her elderly Jewish shtick, passed away suddenly after filming just eight episodes of Mid-Century Modern, so the quartet is now reduced to three.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shtick
act
Noun
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Sometimes, a performer sings and manipulates the puppet, but groups can perform, with each member focusing on one piece of the act.—
Ryan Garza,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Since making her screen debut on the British teen drama Skins (2011–2012) as Mini McGuinness, Mavor has appeared in projects such as The Keeper (2019) and My Policeman (2022), the latter seeing her act opposite Corrin.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shtick. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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