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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
Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act section 264 (e), every person 18 years old and older shall carry the card with them at all times.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Bryson DeChambeau rounded out the top five at 2-under after carding a 75 Sunday.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Even breathing easy with a six-run lead wasn’t in the cards.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act section 264 (e), every person 18 years old and older shall carry the card with them at all times.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
DeChambeau carded seven birdies on the day, the fifth time he’s made seven or more in a round since 2019 — most of any player in that span.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Bryson DeChambeau rounded out the top five at 2-under after carding a 75 Sunday.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for card
Noun
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Le Table's menu features tasty small plates with Mediterranean, Asian, and Latin American flavors in an open-air setting.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Beach Club also hosts the Beach Extravaganza on Thursdays throughout the season, with a smaller menu featuring seafood, steak, pasta, and more.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Emmy-winning show revolves around the relationship between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), an out-of-touch and past-her-prime comedian, and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), an up-and-coming writer who is hired to revive Vance's struggling career.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No charges were filed against Darvish as of April 13.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit was initially filed against Meta — then called Facebook — in 2020, during Mr. Trump's first term, before being amended in 2021.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Each year, rake away debris from the base of the plant to help get rid of overwintering pests and apply fresh mulch.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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The outbreak of tornadoes raked through towns under the cover of darkness — the most dangerous and deadly time for a tornado outbreak.—
Eric Zerkel,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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According to Sumner County Sheriff’s Office website, he was booked the same day as the hearing.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jail records show he was booked back in the Fulton County Jail in June 2024.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nader has dismissed her insight completely, triggering a grimy investigation montage of exercise, combing through files, thinking while brooding in the company of coffee, cigarettes, and an old car door propped up on a chain-link fence for target practice.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Even the best recruiters can only comb through so many resumes before their vision begins to blur, upping the risk of missing out on the ideal hire.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One project is a collaboration that indexes theme parks and museums globally and estimates their annual attendance.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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The effective tax rate is higher than the nominal one because gains aren’t indexed for inflation.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That’s where Davis comes in: cataloging more and more types of coffee, searching for new genotypes, looking for resilient species that could be both used for crossbreeding sturdier hybrids and planted directly on farms as high-profit specialty coffees.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Six weeks into the new administration, Wayback Machine director Graham said, the Internet Archive had cataloged some 73,000 web pages that had existed on U.S. government websites that were expunged after Trump's inauguration.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Card.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/card. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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