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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class
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Recent Examples of card
Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Patrons scan their Gail Borden library cards or reciprocal borrower cards to start their sessions.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
In each case, the images cleared from camera to card quickly—5 seconds for JPG, 10 seconds for Raw, and 15 seconds for the Raw+JPG pairs.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
This means that even when your partner is doing everything right physically, there’s still a chance that an orgasm isn’t in the cards for you.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Patrons scan their Gail Borden library cards or reciprocal borrower cards to start their sessions.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Sarah Lim, Saratoga golf: Posted two excellent performances, carding a 2-under 35 at Coyote Creek in a win over Los Gatos and a 4-under 30 in a win over Milpitas at Saratoga Country Club.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
In each case, the images cleared from camera to card quickly—5 seconds for JPG, 10 seconds for Raw, and 15 seconds for the Raw+JPG pairs.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
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Once relegated to the kid’s menu, chicken tenders are behind some of the most successful restaurant chains in the world.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ellen DeGeneres Looks Back on Her Many Memories with Stephen 'tWitch' Boss 1 Year After His Death: 'Miss Him So Much' In September, the comedian remembered tWitch on his would-be 42nd birthday.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 42-year-old comedian appeared on the Wednesday, December 11, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and shared insight into life with his and Olivia Munn's two kids: son Malcolm, 3, and daughter Meimei, 3 months.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit was initially filed in October, but was amended to include Jay-Z (born Shawn Carter).Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mangione started shaking when he was questioned by police, according to court documents that were filed on Monday.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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According to an investigative report obtained by USA TODAY, a person who was raking on the beach notified Key Biscayne Police on Nov. 12 that a head washed ashore and the Miami Dade Police Department responded to the scene.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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At the end of the day, homeowners have to choose whether to rake or not to rake.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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By Jessica Chapel December 8, 2024 At first glance, New York City might not scream intimacy—reservations get booked up weeks out, open bar stools are snatched up in seconds, and dates squeezed into overpacked schedules.Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2024
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Vacation rental management platform Beyond found that a growing number of travelers are booking solo stays for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Businesses will also benefit from leveraging large context windows to comb through their entire corpus of documents—aka institutional knowledge—in a single prompt.Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As an introverted schoolboy in Reading, England—his family had moved there from Belfast—Branagh wrote to his actor heroes, combing through old theatre magazines and charting their rise from tiny parts at the Royal Shakespeare Company to later triumphs.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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This includes considering how AI indexes different content types, from image text to bullet points, and understanding that assistants may pull information from sources beyond retailer platforms.Kiri Masters, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Google Search, the most popular search engine on the planet, indexes the open Internet, driving traffic to Web sites, and Google Ads provides the revenue that publishers survive on.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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The structure appears to be part of a pre-Hispanic settlement named San Miguel, which has been cataloged and reported to the INAH's Public Register of Archaeological and Historic Monuments and Zones.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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An international community effort called planetary defense protects humans from these space intruders by cataloging and monitoring as many near-Earth objects as possible, including those closely approaching Earth.Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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