shticks

variants also schticks or shtiks
Definition of shticksnext
plural of shtick
as in acts
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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acts
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  • Dion will perform multiple shows per week throughout September and October at the 40,000-seat venue, which has previously hosted major acts such as Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones and Kendrick Lamar.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Though Israel technically has the death penalty on the books as a possible punishment for acts of genocide, espionage during wartime and certain terror offenses, the country hasn’t put anyone to death since Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Shticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shticks. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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