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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often
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Recent Examples of rib
Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Closed chest compressions after rib plating Springer.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Brett Knight, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Key styles for swimwear (sizes 4 to 16) include the Dakota plunge bra; Harper ribbed one-piece; Logan hipster bottom; Sonny one-piece with ruffle details, and Morgan high-waisted bottom.
—Emily Mercer, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The ribs of a 19th-century shipwreck dramatically appear and disappear from season to season.
—Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Closed chest compressions after rib plating Springer.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
For instance, more than a decade after the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans struck their arena deal, the Smoothie King Center remains the target of gentle fan ribbing for its name.
—Brett Knight, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Key styles for swimwear (sizes 4 to 16) include the Dakota plunge bra; Harper ribbed one-piece; Logan hipster bottom; Sonny one-piece with ruffle details, and Morgan high-waisted bottom.
—Emily Mercer, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rib
Noun
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During the March 8 episode of the late-night comedy sketch series, which saw Lady Gaga pull double duty as the host and the musical guest, Myers, 61, reprised his parody of the Tesla CEO during the show's Cold Open, after doing the same last weekend.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Next up, a Midnight Matinee, one of the digital shorts written by Dan Bulla, seemingly a Stuart Little-style parody where Gaga once again sings, this time at the piano.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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Conan O'Brien Named Host Of The 2025 Oscars By Megan Cartwright Deputy Entertainment Editor Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Conan O'Brien revealed on his podcast that part of his Oscars promo joke was cut by the Academy.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Elsewhere in the evolving saga of drama between Arrietty and Jewels, Suzie previously revealed to EW that Jewels didn't initially tell any of the other queens or judges about Arrietty's revenge plot in stealing Jewels' roast jokes.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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DeVito first teased a potential reunion with Schwarzenegger in November 2023.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Fan favorites from that series will make their way into Everybody’s Live, the streamer teased.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The actor, who originally starred on SNL from 1989 to 1995, appeared as the tech billionaire — and head of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — in a spoof of Trump’s heated Feb. 28 White House exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Olive Sturgess, who appeared on about two dozen TV Westerns and got to act alongside Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson in the Roger Corman 1963 cult horror spoof The Raven, died Feb. 19, her family announced.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even if real life divorce is not that funny, this comic take on divorce is set to offer some welcome laughs.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Whatever explains the Trump-Putin bond, acclaiming it as a brilliant, Kissinger-like diplomatic pivot doesn’t pass the laugh test.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Starting today, February 12, 2025, Android customers can watch Apple TV+ on their mobile devices — phones, tablets, and foldables, whatever those are (just kidding, this is what those are).—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Finally, Mack’s precocious 11-year-old daughter Opal (Norah Murphy) is more in tune with adults than kids her age.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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For Bong, this approach is vital for his films, as that human element grounds movies that effortlessly shift among satire, pathos, action, and genre.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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The superhero movie satire from creator/executive producer Jon Brown had Oscar winner Sam Mendes and Emmy-winning frequent HBO collaborator Armando Iannucci as executive producers.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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The three-year-old female yak was initially misidentified as a bison, a follow-up Facebook post stated.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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Known for their unique burgers, including their Mesa Verde Ranch yak burger, The Farm Bistro sources as much as possible from Montezuma County’s agricultural community.—
Jennifer Broome,
The Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Rib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rib. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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