as in comedy
a short, funny story or performance
One of the funniest skits in the show was about cheerleading.
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Recent Examples of skit
At the very end of the skit, Curtis could be seen defibrillating a person on a surgery table — all while not breaking pace in her workout routine.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, prosecutors said, the fraternity members planned a skit during which a pledge would be set on fire.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The burning took place as part of a skit at a Phi Kappa Psi party in February.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
On the activities menu are a Glow Games featuring nighttime events illuminated by light sticks and luminous balls, a carnival, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, skits and drama performances, hiking, dodgeball, volleyball and basketball.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Instead, prosecutors said, the fraternity members planned a skit during which a pledge would be set on fire.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The burning took place as part of a skit at a Phi Kappa Psi party in February.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
On the activities menu are a Glow Games featuring nighttime events illuminated by light sticks and luminous balls, a carnival, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, skits and drama performances, hiking, dodgeball, volleyball and basketball.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skit
Noun
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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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By combining the monikers of two government agencies, the FBI: CIA title may inspire some sendups in the vein of Adult Swim’s crime procedural parody NTSF:SD:SUV::.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Could one match the popularity of the parody of the Brooks & Dunn song?—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The sequence of Harriet and Bill, though only twenty-four minutes long, sketches depths of torment latent in family life with a nerve-jangling power to match dramatic films by Nicholas Ray.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Copping has been looking at couture sketches from Jeanne Lanvin’s ’20s and ’30s collections, as well as dresses in the collections of the Palais Galliera and The Met’s Costume Institute.—
Sarah Mower,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Skit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skit. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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