variants
also schtick
or shtik
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Recent Examples of shtick
In other words, Cartman is irate that Trump has stolen his hateful, vindictive shtick.
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Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The Miami Dolphins seem to have grown tired of McDaniel’s schtick.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The big selling point on MGS3’s survival schtick was that everything a person would need to do to outlast the jungle’s hazards needed to be done in-game.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The Miami Dolphins seem to have grown tired of McDaniel’s schtick.
—Mike Straw, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Then there was his uninspired use of the Arsenale as a platform for his usual shtick about how everything from climate change to affordable housing could be solved if buildings were simply less boring.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
The big selling point on MGS3’s survival schtick was that everything a person would need to do to outlast the jungle’s hazards needed to be done in-game.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shtick
act
Noun
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This act would make daylight saving time permanent and end the bi-annual tradition of changing the clocks.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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The film’s tonal balancing act — mixing absurdist humor with Anderson’s trademark intensity — seemed obviously comedic to casual awards observers, and the filmmakers, along with studio awards strategists, felt similarly.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Shtick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shtick. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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