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Recent Examples of zinger
Saying the Broncos were a yard short — a nod to a first-half fourth-and-1 attempt in the AFC Championship Game last season — was a decent zinger.
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Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Your brain calls to mind that perfect zinger.
—Kwame Christian, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The panel ended as only an SNL panel could, with one last zinger from Hernández.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
While O'Brien's jab earned instant laughs from the Oscars crowd, the zinger fell flat for Kid Rock, who addressed the joke in an X post on March 16.
—Edward Segarra, Freep.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Your brain calls to mind that perfect zinger.
—Kwame Christian, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The panel ended as only an SNL panel could, with one last zinger from Hernández.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
While O'Brien's jab earned instant laughs from the Oscars crowd, the zinger fell flat for Kid Rock, who addressed the joke in an X post on March 16.
—Edward Segarra, Freep.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinger
Noun
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The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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This charming witticism might double as a tagline for the season writ large.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His wisecracks were kept to a minimum.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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One wisecrack went too far, in the eyes of the people whose eyes sit below red caps.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gleeson’s casual menace and black sense of humor make for an ideal foil to Cage’s quip-cracking do-gooder.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Kara, wearing a vintage Blondie T-shirt and brown trench coat, fights them off while making sarcastic quips, almost Han Solo-like.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Prices of stocks and bonds, along with long-term interest rates, have oscillated up and down in response to the daily verbal sallies from the White House.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinger. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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