as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
there's a certain comicality to the outcome of the election: the candidate who ran against Washington, D.C., is now going there
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Through it all—the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns—with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Despite great chemistry between stars Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich, and Vincent D'Onofrio, The Newton Boys is a crime film without much tension that devolves into a hangout picture without the humor or wit of his better, well, hangout pictures.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The irony of this moment in U.S. history is that while U.S citizens view immigration and the economy as their most pressing issues – carrying out anti-immigration plans will stall and harm the U.S. economy, and in turn, reduce quality of life.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The original did air on NBC, which could rebuild a comedy block to try to bring back Must-See TV.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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Tim Lammers For example, SPE’s summer action comedy smash Bad Boys: Ride or Die opened in theaters on June 7 PVOD and arrived on PVOD about six weeks later, on July 23.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Comicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comicality. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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