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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snickery
Adjective
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In turn, much of My Face Hurts From Smiling is downright flippant.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025 -
Her flippant attitude toward school, her refusal to talk through her grief, and her slippery grasp on the concepts of right and wrong can all be traced to that fateful night in this garage.—
Stacia Brown,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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For two-thirds of the day, as the peloton rolled through Brittany, the majority of soundbites ranged from frivolous to downright amusing.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The scene was more amusing than threatening — onlookers whipped out cell phone cameras to document the sight of horses traversing the grounds.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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And in the 1990s, Disney had a particularly zany idea of how to tell the story of America — one that set off a culture war as the company sought to create an amusement park focused on US history, warts and all.—
Peter Balonon-Rosen,
Vox,
4 July 2025
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The trailer is equal parts unsettling, outlandish and zany.—
Nikki Sternberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The writer might have been reminded of Napoleon III, who hovers in the background of the novel as a sinister, clownish figure.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Orange cats, particularly tabbies like Butter, are known for their quirky and often clownish personalities.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Ludus refers to playful, game-like love that values fun and avoids deep commitment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Even more recently, Dua Lipa debuted a playful French manicure with white polka dots on black tips, adding even more white spots all-over a couple accent nails.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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To be facetious, how many of those people who committed mass murder in the fifth largest city in America went to death row?—
Dave Zirin,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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At first, Yellow Face offers a facetious and overly complicated panorama, shuffling Daniel Dae Kim’s glibly intellectual DHH and Francis Jue’s heartfelt HYH among the Asian, black, and white supporting actors who portray various egotistic New York professionals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The collection is by Hudson Grace, a home decor and entertaining brand that also has their own line of signature-scented candles, soaps, and cleaning products.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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Although during one segment of the show something felt a bit off in the air, her captivating optimism kept the show going and entertaining.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
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“Snickery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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