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as in comedian
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class
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Recent Examples of card
Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Review your transactions regularly to make sure no one misused your card.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Beck cards a 29-30, 13 under, to match Al Geiberger’s second round of the 1977 Memphis Classic.
1992 — Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball) on the same day.
2009 — Kurt Warner passes for 301 yards in Arizona’s 28-21 win over Houston.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The most attractive part of the deal would be Discover’s proprietary card network, which charges merchants a fee for processing credit card transactions.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Review your transactions regularly to make sure no one misused your card.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Ko carded only six bogies the whole week, shooting below par in all four rounds.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Beck cards a 29-30, 13 under, to match Al Geiberger’s second round of the 1977 Memphis Classic.
1992 — Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball) on the same day.
2009 — Kurt Warner passes for 301 yards in Arizona’s 28-21 win over Houston.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
Noun
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Then there are secret menus, items that only insiders can recommend, never written out in any official capacity but known by the people who know.—
Sunny Hubler,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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Photo Gallery: McDonald’s in more than 55 countries An award-winning food photographer experienced firsthand how McDonald’s incorporates local flavors into its menu items.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The comedian hopes the city and its population can all take some time to process, but understands his responsibility in bringing everyone together and helping people to move forward.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Despite retreating back to a more quiet rural livelihood, the comedian is still busy.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In any event, Washington’s intervention in a case after criminal charges have already been filed —absent new developments — would be highly unusual, as the Daily News has previously reported.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Enter Dan Loeb and Third Point who, on Jan. 29, 2025, filed a 13D declaring beneficial ownership of 9.89% of the company’s Class A stock with an accompanying letter to the board of Soho House.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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Officials will rake through input from residents near and far, consider the city’s bank account, design a park, and — almost certainly — leave some, or many, residents frustrated when their ideas lose out.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Experts called that criticism unjustified as well, and a Finnish official said that raking for leaves and needles is not a typical feature of Finnish fire prevention.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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He was booked into the Indiana County Jail and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing Feb. 11, authorities said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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She’s booked at theaters and auditoriums these days: the Fillmore, the Saenger, the Civic.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Type: Spray How to Apply: Lightly mist onto damp or towel-dried hair, then comb through for even distribution.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2025
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However, the death toll is expected to rise when cadaver dogs comb through the affected areas; at least 13 additional people have been reported missing, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said Sunday.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2025
Verb
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However, the income threshold isn’t indexed for inflation.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Payments were much higher: more than $1000 per month, in today’s money, and going up all the time since they were now indexed to inflation.—
James Chappel / Made by History,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In addition to cataloging $4.5 million of existing equipment, the report also listed requests for $360,000 of new equipment, including 18 M4-89 rifles for the department’s SWAT team.—
Samson Zhang,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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The trove has been cataloged and will now undergo restoration before being publicly displayed later this year.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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