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Recent Examples of zinger
His ringmaster’s charisma, chameleonic voices, and occasionally viral socio-anarchist zingers work in concert with his encyclopedic knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition to qualify him as arguably the greatest Dungeon Master alive.
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Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The Matlock writers have a lot of fun with modern college Greek culture, getting in a few good zingers about the kids’ sickly sweet cocktail recipes (rum, strawberry lemonade, Sour Patch Kids) and about how many of them are named Kennedy.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
But when host Trevor Noah was not soliciting donations or delivering his trademark mid zingers, the Grammys leaned into its blockbuster music performances, increasingly the one true reason to tune in to the Grammys.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s no one in the royal reporting game who can write a zinger about Windsors like Tina Brown—and her 2022 book The Palace Papers exhibits her pure mastery of reflecting on the royals.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
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Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The Matlock writers have a lot of fun with modern college Greek culture, getting in a few good zingers about the kids’ sickly sweet cocktail recipes (rum, strawberry lemonade, Sour Patch Kids) and about how many of them are named Kennedy.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
But when host Trevor Noah was not soliciting donations or delivering his trademark mid zingers, the Grammys leaned into its blockbuster music performances, increasingly the one true reason to tune in to the Grammys.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s no one in the royal reporting game who can write a zinger about Windsors like Tina Brown—and her 2022 book The Palace Papers exhibits her pure mastery of reflecting on the royals.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zinger
Noun
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Throughout, Snook hams for laughs, turning Wilde’s witticisms and epigrams into slapstick.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The laminated menu taped to the wall was stocked with the usual cheap alcoholic concoctions, plus the occasional witticism and curiosity.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And outside of fighting, your companions are always ready to offer some welcome contextual wisecracks or pithy advice in all manner of situations.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Grace provides plenty of comic relief as the jittery prisoner who manages to make snarky wisecracks even while on the verge of dying.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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A number of those in the crowd went silent during the provocative quips.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
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Republican politicians were quick to pile on after a clip of the quip circulated, with some calling for her to be censured.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2025
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The most comprehensive sally, of course, is the administration’s drastic and abrupt cut in funding by the National Institutes of Health.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Most recently, the Kremlin has settled on a strategy that involves legal sallies against international digital companies—including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter.—
Andrei Soldatov,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Nov. 2015
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“Zinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zinger. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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