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causing or intended to cause laughter
hilarious cartoons that the whole family can enjoy the clown's hilarious antics
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Recent Examples of hilarious
Grande, receiving her rising star award, had the imposing task of following her hilarious presenter Jennifer Coolidge, and managed to do just that with a funny and sweet acceptance.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
What ensues is a hilarious sequence of unlikely events all in the pursuit of avoiding the very real possibility of being evicted.
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
In a hilarious video shared to her TikTok account Wednesday (Jan. 1), the 26-year-old pop star recreates an iconic scene from Ryan Murphy’s Glee — taking a slushie to the face in the process.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
This hilarious and expertly crafted new clay-animation caper begins by reminding us that all those years ago, Wallace and Gromit thwarted McGraw’s attempt to steal an invaluable blue diamond.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
What ensues is a hilarious sequence of unlikely events all in the pursuit of avoiding the very real possibility of being evicted.
—refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2025
In a hilarious video shared to her TikTok account Wednesday (Jan. 1), the 26-year-old pop star recreates an iconic scene from Ryan Murphy’s Glee — taking a slushie to the face in the process.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
This hilarious and expertly crafted new clay-animation caper begins by reminding us that all those years ago, Wallace and Gromit thwarted McGraw’s attempt to steal an invaluable blue diamond.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilarious
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Nick Park directed this funny flick that may not be Aardman’s best, but minor Aardman is still a family film worth seeing.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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In Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s incisive and dazzlingly funny play now on Broadway about a Berkeley school board navigating a mumps outbreak, Amber Gray is a new parent named Carina.Marley Marius, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Despite the humorous discouragement from her friends and family, Hurosky remains committed to her goal with a slight modification.Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The actress also shared stories about learning Russian for the film and a humorous boating incident.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Concepts of drag comedy and nonbinary people held a different sort of weight, and the cross-dressing escapades in the movie, as two hapless male musicians flee the mob by donning dresses and joining an all-women band, didn’t hold the same sort of comedic sway.Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Thus, for example, dramas with comedic overtones should be entered as dramas.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
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The comedy is very much a love letter to South L.A., offering pointed and amusing commentary on gentrification.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film centers on Clémence, a quiet yet amusing Parisian, who had a complicated childhood.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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And the confusion caused by a talking horse (mirroring the Francis the Talking Mule film series), and the comical situations Ed got Wilbur into was the basis behind the Mister Ed sitcom, which was introduced in first-run syndication on January 5, 1961.Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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English football in 2024 served up a bit of everything: stunning strikes, comical own goals, baffling errors, refereeing controversies, promotions, relegations, trophies lifted, CVs sifted and much more besides.Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Abusing someone’s wife because their husband hasn’t scored a goal in a specific game is ridiculous.Art de Roché, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Amusingly, Musk’s character held two shields, a ridiculous burden that offers no tactical advantage whatsoever—this is the kind of game where a slightly heavier helmet can make a serious difference.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The comic posts and memes have a simple explanation.Callum Booth, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The comic, 40, who made a name for herself at various celebrity roasts, gave Ben Affleck a hilarious shoutout during her opening monologue.Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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One reporter said the fight should be called off, that Clay was hysterical and was endangering himself.Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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His hysterical and paranoid tenor made this easy to dismiss as excuse-making for his difficulties governing in his first term and his myriad legal problems.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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