jocular
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It was nonstop, jocular pandemonium: Commedia dell’arte 2.0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
In the middle of an otherwise routine article of jocular sportswriter predictions on The Athletic, Canadian journalist Joshua Kloke explained why he’s bringing his seven-year-old son to a match this year.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Mr. Karlborg’s frequently jocular class commentary landed well with his audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
And its inclusion in a national inventory of cultural heritage currently being created looks set to reignite the jocular dispute.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
His lips were often pressed together in a jocular grin, as if all the world were his to laugh at.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing jocular
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