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as in humor
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass
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Recent Examples of comedy
Still, the episode captures the show’s rich tonal blend, its combination of screwball comedy and sincere concern with the daily troubles of working people, the small dramas that add up to a life.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Pickett, for her part, shared that Hughes improvised the last lines of the beloved teen comedy.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 8 June 2025
New Year’s Eve stand-up comedy shows became an annual tradition.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
In the early 2000s, Brand was a rising star in the United Kingdom's comedy and media scene, working for the BBC and MTV.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 30 May 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Pickett, for her part, shared that Hughes improvised the last lines of the beloved teen comedy.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 8 June 2025
New Year’s Eve stand-up comedy shows became an annual tradition.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
In the early 2000s, Brand was a rising star in the United Kingdom's comedy and media scene, working for the BBC and MTV.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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Art and humor force us to break out of those rigid coordinates through laughter, critical thinking and refusing to conform, to consider the world in different ways.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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There’s plenty of humor also in individual thoughts on their biggest but frothiest hit.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Cutting satire ensues when the girl’s street-smart sister, who believes her sibling is being devoured whole by the 1 percent, intervenes to save her.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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In 1957, Horne starred in Jamaica, a hit Broadway satire that let a glamorous Black woman lead a musical—something rare then and now.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The irony is elegant: the same technological revolution threatening employment also provides tools for managing its social consequences.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The irony being, real-world decency was even harder to come by behind the scenes.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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