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Recent Examples of tongue-in-cheek
TikTok users reacted in a big way to the tongue-in-cheek post, which has been liked over 1.4 million times.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Those fans saluted him with a standing ovation Thursday, accompanied by a jumbotron tribute video despite Jordan’s tongue-in-cheek insistence that Caldwell-Pope should be treated with hostility.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Hysterics At Unexpected Way Boomer 'Manages The Steps' By
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A 63-year-old man's tongue-in-cheek story about a recent doctor visit ended in an incredibly unexpected way, leading him to go viral in the process.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Their cheerful, tongue-in-cheek performance won the 1994 world championships.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Those fans saluted him with a standing ovation Thursday, accompanied by a jumbotron tribute video despite Jordan’s tongue-in-cheek insistence that Caldwell-Pope should be treated with hostility.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Hysterics At Unexpected Way Boomer 'Manages The Steps' By
Rachael O'Connor
Life and Trends Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
0
A 63-year-old man's tongue-in-cheek story about a recent doctor visit ended in an incredibly unexpected way, leading him to go viral in the process.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Their cheerful, tongue-in-cheek performance won the 1994 world championships.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek
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This isn’t a flippant analogy; during the Indian mutiny of 1857, British soldiers looted the Taj Mahal, removing rare gems and lapis lazuli.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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My reasons: Numerous publications, including the Sentinel, have pointed out his flippant disregard for the criminal behavior of his players, with more than 30 players arrested during his time with the Gators.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Trump has been pushing an imperialist vision that includes U.S. acquisition of Greenland, Panama, and — on a more facetious note — Canada.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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That quip no longer seems so facetious as a son of exiles who fled their homeland prepares to become America’s top diplomat.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
8 Dec. 2024
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How ironic that a color designed to help soldiers blend in is the ultimate sartorial hack for standing out.—
Tom Stubbs,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2025
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The practice has existed since at least 1947, when a 21-year-old William F. Buckley and some of his friends showed up at a rally for the left-wing presidential candidate, Henry Wallace, wearing ironic bohemian getups.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps Cronin’s biggest ally in his bid to keep coaching is his wry sense of humor.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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From time to time over the years, polls and pollsters have piqued the wit and wry humor of many cartoonists.—
W. Joseph Campbell,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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It’s packed with tough love, cathartic activities, and positive affirmations that won’t leave cynical folks rolling their eyes.—
Kristin Canning,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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It’s been cool and cynical, surreal and silly, bold enough to make adolescents of all ages feel daring for staying up past 11:30 (or catching up on YouTube the next morning) and safe enough to keep advertisers and network executives happy.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Allowing linens the opportunity to air dry will increase their longevity and stop them from getting musty.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Add half the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Matt Waldron’s answer to the fourth-grader was particularly poignant.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Especially poignant is a closing scene set at Israel’s Holocaust museum Yad Vashem, in which the film attempts to draw a link between the walls erected around the Warsaw Ghetto and those dividing Gaza from neighboring Israel.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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