Thesaurus results for SHTICK

shtick

noun

ˈshtik

variants also schtick or shtik

as in act

a performance regularly presented by an individual or group his shtick as a falling-down drunk isn't funny to people battling alcoholism

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Recent Examples of shtick Liljenquist’s social-media shtick largely consists of helping homeless people and recording the activity for YouTube. —

Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026 Its pat, readymade quality threatens to destabilize Godd’s shtick, which, while still nascent, doesn’t offer quite as much juice as Blanton tries to squeeze from it. —

Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026 Why do these shticks elicit such delight? —

Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 So then pyro was part of our shtick. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shtick

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act

Noun

But as the debate gains national attention, more families argue that acknowledging biological differences is not an act of hatred.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
The act, the first piece of legislation focused on crypto, would add oversight and guardrails to the new industry.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 May 2026