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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
Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Purchase a $100 gift card through Dec. 31 and receive a $25 bonus card, or buy a $50 gift card and get $10 back.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
In each case, the images cleared from camera to card quickly—5 seconds for JPG, 10 seconds for Raw, and 15 seconds for the Raw+JPG pairs.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Readers can sign up for the app with a valid library card number.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Purchase a $100 gift card through Dec. 31 and receive a $25 bonus card, or buy a $50 gift card and get $10 back.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Sarah Lim, Saratoga golf: Posted two excellent performances, carding a 2-under 35 at Coyote Creek in a win over Los Gatos and a 4-under 30 in a win over Milpitas at Saratoga Country Club.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
In each case, the images cleared from camera to card quickly—5 seconds for JPG, 10 seconds for Raw, and 15 seconds for the Raw+JPG pairs.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
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The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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Once relegated to the kid’s menu, chicken tenders are behind some of the most successful restaurant chains in the world.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump appeared on podcasts hosted by comedians who are known for their appeal with conservative-leaning audiences, including Rogan, Andrew Schulz and Theo Von.Angela Yang, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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While looking back at past projects, Chris Columbus, the director behind holiday classics Home Alone and Gremlins, shared a not-so-merry holiday recollection involving comedian Chevy Chase.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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The superstar’s family, band and team members and are based in Music City, not to mention her multiple LLCs are filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office.Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Lively filed the legal complaint with the California Civil Rights Department as a precursor to a lawsuit.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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If soil was prepared earlier in the year, rake the area again before seeding to loosen the soil and remove debris.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Ampadu is capable of creativity from the deep-lying role and often sends raking passes into the front line, but Tanaka’s ability in the final third gives him an extra edge too.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Juan Carlos Garcia has been booked into the Williamson County Jail with a $2 million bond, according to jail records.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Barry Jenkins directed prequel is booked at 4,100 theaters.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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After gathering the sheep's wool, it is washed and dried in the sun, then combed and woven on a loom that takes up an entire room.Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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For best results, start at the base of your lash line and comb upward toward the tips of your lashes.Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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The big picture: The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection portal is the federal agency's latest attempt to index civil rights violations and provide a subject guide, part of an aim spelled out by law to bring justice to the victims in those cases.Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
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Its local, oral, flexible character has served its speakers well for generations, maintaining an identity by indexing connection and belonging.Ross Perlin, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024
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Other states seem to be taking inspiration from Wisconsin—Minnesota, Michigan and others have started cataloging their own canoe archives—while the Society for American Archaeology devoted a symposium last year entirely to the humble dugout.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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These new bots swarm websites not to catalog content but to feed that content to AI, a technology that threatens to replace search as the default means of online discovery (and does so by digesting and regurgitating the content in a monstrous, unciteable form).Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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