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as in parody
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce
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as in comedy
humorous entertainment
the rubber-faced, loose-jointed comedian is a master of knockabout farce
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Recent Examples of farce
College-football scheduling has an element of farce.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Then there's 1983 farce Trading Places, in which Curtis plays a memorable role in the infamous Christmas party scene alongside Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
So, potentially, audiences could still be treated to a Doctor Who farce?
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Nevertheless, there is, at the picture’s heart, an ideological misjudgment that consigns its final moments to the realm of farce.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Then there's 1983 farce Trading Places, in which Curtis plays a memorable role in the infamous Christmas party scene alongside Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
So, potentially, audiences could still be treated to a Doctor Who farce?
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Nevertheless, there is, at the picture’s heart, an ideological misjudgment that consigns its final moments to the realm of farce.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farce
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By combining the monikers of two government agencies, the FBI: CIA title may inspire some sendups in the vein of Adult Swim’s crime procedural parody NTSF:SD:SUV::.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Could one match the popularity of the parody of the Brooks & Dunn song?—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The original did air on NBC, which could rebuild a comedy block to try to bring back Must-See TV.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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Tim Lammers For example, SPE’s summer action comedy smash Bad Boys: Ride or Die opened in theaters on June 7 PVOD and arrived on PVOD about six weeks later, on July 23.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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To the show’s credit, Kitty was given a voice—but the joke was on her, as people failed to listen.—
Jennifer Vineyard,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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Not brilliant or ambitious in its satire, but solid.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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In between his many obligations, Wood Jr. caught up with TIME to discuss his time in the food service industry, the impact of President Trump’s victory on satire, and whether the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a tougher room than the Apollo Theater.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Trump tells his supporters that the left views them with contempt, and progressives don’t do enough to challenge that caricature.—
John Blake,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Amid this success, cards and custom prints from the shop — including T-shirts featuring a caricature of Hatch — have become bestsellers locally and online.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Publicize your acknowledgment of wrongdoing in a way that feels authentic to your brand and the scale of the misstep—and, if appropriate, a bit of self-deprecating humor often helps.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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But in their performance Scott and Seth Avett find the humor and simpatico interest in the song.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Thankfully, the courts have seen through these shams, and in eighteen days, the jig will finally be up.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The president – former President Trump's nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has called this issue of extremism in the military a sham, suggesting that perhaps some of the efforts to end – to combat extremism are going to end.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Farce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farce. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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