wordplay
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It is interesting how this euphemism in particular has gained such widespread use, though of course the practice of wordplay is really anything but new.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Despite this, Wardle and a team of collaborators recently launched Parseword, a wordplay game inspired by Wardle's attempts to get to grips with cryptic crossword puzzles.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
“It was raw emotion without any tricks, without any wordplay, without any of the stuff that I’d been so jaded by in the industry.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
How wordplay and devilish games of deduction can be as satisfying to the soul as a song.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Jonathan Swift has always been a favorite, but I can’t get over how clever his wordplay is throughout the novel.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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