squibs

noun

plural of squib
as in comedies

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  1. comedies
  2. satires
  3. skits
  4. sketches
  5. farces
  6. slapsticks
Noun
  • The Wrong Girls channels in equal measure the amiable shagginess of stoner classics like Smiley Face and Pineapple Express and the sunny ditziness of female friendship comedies like Dick or Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Downward Dog also distinguished itself from dozens of broad, jokey, try-hard broadcast comedies with its more laid-back, gentle but never cloying tone.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • There are satires of AD home tours—and a host of new competitors, from new media to independent creators.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • By 1775, at age 47, as the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, her anonymous satires and plays were already shaping public opinion in support of independence.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of satires
Noun
  • Climate Defiance, the left-wing group whose portfolio includes disrupting both oil barons and Democrats, showed up to film skits criticizing her, with a comedian portraying her.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Street skits satirized the myth of Modi’s tea-seller origins.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of skits
Noun
  • The couture team and Pierpaolo sent the most exquisite selection of sketches to choose from.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Davies soon got involved, and their early sketches became the songs on Lost Themes.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Two suburban groups, Plano’s Rover Dramawerks and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, are opening the new year with farces by prolific British playwrights that are marked by mistaken identity and other comic twists.
    — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of farces
Noun
  • Ludwigsen played each of the five commercial slapsticks five times in an anechoic environment, minimizing any acoustic room effects with absorbing wedges.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Definition of slapsticks
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“Squibs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squibs. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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