zany
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Spoofs like best musical nominee “Titanique,” a zany burlesque of James Cameron’s “Titanic” and all things Celine Dion, found new respectability on Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The very next morning, the BBC called to say they were blown away by the song's zany energy and its Euro-friendly lyrics about ditching an office job to take a mini-break in Germany.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief,” the fourth entry in Mr. Stevenson’s zany series, gives readers more than their money’s worth of shocks and satire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But the frontrunner of this awards season has long been "One Battle," a zany thriller about a retired revolutionary looking for his teen daughter.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
And just like that, as he stared at them, the idea came, an idea as zany as they were.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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100 SAT words Beginning with W,X,Y, and Z
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