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She didn't understand the punch line.
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The lack of effort has been so widespread, it’s turned into a collective punch line among my group of friends.
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Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
The story follows the logic of a joke or a comedy sketch: the development consists in finding new ways for the doctors to move their uneasy patient one step closer to the punch line.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Her fame, when contrasted with some of her forgettable films—The Butcher’s Wife, The Scarlet Letter—turned her into an easy punch line.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
In the latter, the best moment of interplay was when Colbert threw the perfect punch line on Kendrick’s story by gently reminding her that magic mushrooms are a legal gray area.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
The story follows the logic of a joke or a comedy sketch: the development consists in finding new ways for the doctors to move their uneasy patient one step closer to the punch line.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Her fame, when contrasted with some of her forgettable films—The Butcher’s Wife, The Scarlet Letter—turned her into an easy punch line.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
In the latter, the best moment of interplay was when Colbert threw the perfect punch line on Kendrick’s story by gently reminding her that magic mushrooms are a legal gray area.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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