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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
the crowd laughed aloud at the author's clever quip
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as in to joke
to make jokes
she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"
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Recent Examples of quip
Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024
Instead, Belichick offered a quip about his reputation for giving terse responses during news conferences with the Patriots.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Holland quipped when asked about being Zendaya’s co-star.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That was amplified by a quip that Strickland reportedly made.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024
Instead, Belichick offered a quip about his reputation for giving terse responses during news conferences with the Patriots.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
The singer quipped freely in her annual video with Vanity Fair.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Dec. 2024
Holland quipped when asked about being Zendaya’s co-star.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quip
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One of the best tricks to staying healthy is to base yourself near a gym.Annie Daly, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
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Nanna has since learned new tricks and is starting potty training.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Humor is a helpful tool in dealing with tension and stress, so making jokes about an incident that can help manage the feelings of cognitive dissonance and helplessness news like this can elicit.Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Speaking over Zoom, Vidal told me that in 2019 many people took Trump’s suggestion about buying Greenland as a joke.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Common features in children who claim to have led a previous life include a verbal precocity and mannerisms at odds with that of the rest of the family.Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Brody was 7 years old when his grandfather died, but the memories of his speech and mannerisms left their mark.E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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The fake laugh would be ‘gasp gasp,’ a kind of inhale.Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rivers said with a laugh before his Bucks’ faced Thibodeau’s Knicks at Madison Square Garden.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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With all the negative traits, the Yankees likely don't see him as a fit for their 2025 lineup.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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All of these new chips also prioritize either performance (H and HX series) or efficiency (U series) ahead of AI output, leaving the V series to lead in that specific performance trait with its 48 trillion operations per second (TOPS) rating.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
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Preparing for this year’s Orange Bowl One quirk of this year’s Orange Bowl matchup: The committee didn’t know exactly who would be playing in the game until Thursday night.Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately though, the pros say learning TGL’s quirks is not unlike preparing for any new course on the calendar.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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And yes, that dollar figure is the 77th million wisecrack over Jimbo Fisher’s buyout.David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Chock-full of laugh-out-loud quips and wisecracks, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines also join in on the fun in the boisterous 2017 sequel to Bad Moms (2016).Lydia Price, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Rums made from sugar cane juice are also more expressive of terroir and vintage characteristics.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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These offensive characteristics are complemented by his smart movement inside the penalty area, which is visible in his goals for Frankfurt.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Quip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quip. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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