Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordplays
Noun
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All of Yorgos’ films, in some way or another, are comedies.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026 -
In creating Judge Travis, Barnes drew inspiration from classic TV comedies like The Larry Sanders Show and The Bernie Mac Show.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite her efforts to avoid it, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates and must use her wits and imagination to gather the ingredients.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Keep your wits about you today, for your own sake.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the humors are acutely sensitive to their surroundings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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These are the records that best balanced my humors and kept me afloat.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The films remained popular throughout the early 1940s, and their impact persevered via reruns, rereleases, and even parodies, such as Eddie Murphy's not-so-little Buckwheat on Saturday Night Live.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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O’Hara’s celebrity parodies for SCTV included Brooke Shields, Lucille Ball, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Morgan Fairchild and gossip columnist Rona Barrett.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The riffs of a country band trickled from a packed club and into the parking lot, a rock’s throw from Alabama’s hulking college football stadium.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The country’s dessert case of sweets is eye-catching and alluring, with a pattern of flavors, colors, and scents that play in endless riffs.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Wordplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordplays. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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