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Oscar Wilde was famous for his witty wordplay.
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The puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep players challenged.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Like, it’s been a lot more trying to throw out versus, like, wordplay.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
However, the puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep players challenged.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks The World War II wordplay was evidently a bridge too far for Greenblatt after the ADL had gone to bat for Musk in a statement on the inauguration salute that was widely seen as an abdication of the nonprofit’s exact purpose.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Like, it’s been a lot more trying to throw out versus, like, wordplay.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
However, the puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep players challenged.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Wordplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordplay. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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wordplay
noun
word·play
ˈwərd-ˌplā 
: wit that is based on the clever use of words
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