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My attempt to carve the turkey was a source of great hilarity at the dinner table.
hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death
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As the title suggests, this film is set over the course of four weddings and a funeral—and the many hiccups, hilarities, and heartbreaks that occur therein, especially between Hugh Grant’s Charles and Andie MacDowell’s Carrie.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
The Day of the Jackal plays his assassin’s prosthetic work with dead-serious hilarity.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
That kiss, the chemistry, the hilarity, and the fact that this show is centered around a healthy relationship!
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Nobody’s logging on expecting profundity, hilarity, or sincerity.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
The Day of the Jackal plays his assassin’s prosthetic work with dead-serious hilarity.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
That kiss, the chemistry, the hilarity, and the fact that this show is centered around a healthy relationship!
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Nobody’s logging on expecting profundity, hilarity, or sincerity.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Hilarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilarity. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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hilarity
noun
hi·lar·i·ty
hil-ˈar-ət-ē 
-ˈer-;
hī-ˈlar-,
-ˈler-
: noisy fun
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