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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for hilarious 
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  • Watch out for appearances from awesome real-life funny people like Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman and Aubrey Plaza in this super-funny-yet-super-sad gem.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Remus said the family is leaning into God to cope with the tragedy — along with being OK with laughter when remembering happy or funny moments.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • However, Meredith’s attempt to fit in with the Stones causes numerous challenges, leading to humorous and touching moments as family dynamics unravel.
    JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The writing is clever, the plot twists abound, the characters are fully drawn, and there are plenty of humorous and heartfelt moments to break up the main action.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Treating that date like a comedic, sociological event is a sign of what has been called our current Great Corruption.
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Who is performing on New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen? Cooper and Cohen will be joined by several celebrity guests throughout the night for both comedic and musical performances, including 50 Cent, Sting, Meghan Trainor, Shania Twain, Diplo, Lil Jon and Patti LaBelle.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • Picaresque, amusing, and brisk, this is a worldly hangout novel of 21st-century manners.
    Vogue, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Jeon Seok-ho is consistently amusing as Woo-seok, an excitable small-time criminal who joins Jun-ho in the search for the island.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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  • The comical basketball geniuses, The Harlem Globetrotters, have ways of getting the ball through the hoop that probably never occurred to you.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
  • At long last, the Browns have made the switch at quarterback, replacing the comical Jameis Winston with the non-entity Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • And that contract is ridiculous relative to his value.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Hackett and Sales are an absolutely ridiculous guest cast and pairing, providing humorous intimidation and a hilarious runner in their recognition of Sam at the bar (Sam!).
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • In a comic run that was published in the mid and late 2010s, writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Stefano Landini took the character of Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, away from his crime roots and put him deep into the Marvel Universe on a mission of revenge.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • There’s comic mileage in Gromit’s expressive eyes – ranging from exasperated to determined – as the heroic dog endeavors to save the day.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Upon losing to Ryan Gosling, who won for La La Land, the cameras caught Reynolds giving a hysterical celebratory kiss to Andrew Garfield during the ceremony.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With hysterical plotlines involving things like intercourse with baked goods or hair gels made from bodily fluids?
    Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025

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“Hilarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilarious. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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