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as in humor
humorous entertainment
presented a night of comedy as part of the weeklong celebrations
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as in humorousness
the amusing quality or element in something
I just don't see the comedy in someone flunking a driving test that they really needed to pass
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Recent Examples of comedy
Over half the films shown in Germany in 1934—some 55 percent—were comedies.
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Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
His monologue about my family isn’t comedy.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Stoners are no longer useful as a comedy device, while pot’s countercultural meaning has dissipated as it’s been absorbed into the mainstream.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
His monologue about my family isn’t comedy.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Stoners are no longer useful as a comedy device, while pot’s countercultural meaning has dissipated as it’s been absorbed into the mainstream.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedy
Noun
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The humor only grows more erratic and unpleasant from there.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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But then, the 2016 national party conventions gave Colbert the opportunity to push hard on political humor.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 1983, Mark Russell, whose satire was a PBS staple, offered relatively tame jabs at Reagan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The project brings together satire and documentary to move across memory, ideology and political contradiction.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In fact, he’s leaned into the irony of his story.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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However, there was another development that almost compensated, just in the sheer irony of it.—
Mary Gaitskill,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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