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Recent Examples of wordplay
The wit and wordplay never cease, and there’s much pleasure to be drawn from Colman and Cumberbatch spitting McNamara’s contemptuous dialogue with aplomb.
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Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Other Redditors couldn't resist chiming in with wordplay.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Other Redditors couldn't resist chiming in with wordplay.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplay
Noun
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Though brief, the video struck a chord with viewers who found humor in the dramatic before-and-after.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Iger saw no humor consistent with Disney’s brand in that episode.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With his dry, sarcastic wit and honesty, Barney is a notorious player on the dating scene.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Among their inspiring behaviors, these characters deserve to also express pettiness and selfishness, or, at the very least, more wit.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the good-natured ribbing never let up.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Beverly Hills Estate’s Rayni Williams proved particularly adept at guessing the correct agents, though she was occasionally drowned out by the good-natured ribbing of jokesters Aaron Kirman and Matt Altman.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the DoE’s X post drew millions of views and many mocking replies, including a community note reminding readers that batteries exist to store power when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images After Atlanta's preseason win to the Dallas Cowboys, an opposing Cowboys fan echoed the mocking mispronunciation of Penix's name that caught the quarterback's attention.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplay. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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