antic
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Lacking any of Semple’s antic humor, the manuscript was scrapped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
He was substituted after just one minute having not touched the ball, but the publicity antic sparked a major backlash.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025
The agility competition might be the rhythmic gymnastics of Westminster, derided as less than by traditionalists, but it’s a growing sport with meritocratic principles and an air of antic fun in its favor.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024
Thile got all the attention, be it from the amplification, his exceptional mandolin playing, his antic singing, his prancing, his distracted stor telling.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023
He asks no questions and offers no tales, deprived of his antic companion, with whom the recounting of incident was a joy.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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