Thesaurus results for SKITS

skits

noun

plural of skit

as in comedies

a short, funny story or performance One of the funniest skits in the show was about cheerleading.

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Recent Examples of skits These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 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 One student interviewed for the independent review also testified that Honka always selected girls to act in the skits. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Depp engaged the crowd with silly skits for nearly half a hour. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026 In Tijuana, where Dodgers icon Justin Turner is playing this season, airhorns buzz constantly, and games feature skits between innings. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Bananas players do backflips, perform skits, and dance on the field. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Carswell regularly shares real estate content across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, posting everything from comedic skits and home walkthroughs to educational videos and updates from his open house challenge. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

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Noun

Screwball comedies, dark horror flicks and so much more await in this weekend’s edition of your friendly neighborhood streaming guide.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
New comedies mark the penultimate weekend of summer from Buddy to Idiots to Finding Emily.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of comedies

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The baseball player, entertainer and social media personality rose to fame with the exhibition barnstorming baseball team, which puts on dance routines, comedy sketches and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Some historians point to one of Leonardo’s sketches from about the same time that show a David-like nude with a leaf over its groin, arguing that Leonardo wanted Michelangelo’s masterpiece modestly concealed.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sketches

Noun

MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The internet quickly responded to the viral moment with reactions and parodies.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of parodies

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