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My attempt to carve the turkey was a source of great hilarity at the dinner table.
hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death
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But then Six Characters inverts itself from bitterly self-conscious hilarity (the way to woo a big institution, one character muses, is to suppress your anger and write a comedy) into a mode that’s cooler and more reflective.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 July 2024
The previous Yankees losses offered their share of hilarity too.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
And outtakes of a vast hilarity — there’s a comedy album in there, from between takes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
The hilarity of people worrying about toy safety/propriety is timeless.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 July 2024
The previous Yankees losses offered their share of hilarity too.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
And outtakes of a vast hilarity — there’s a comedy album in there, from between takes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
The hilarity of people worrying about toy safety/propriety is timeless.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Hilarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilarity. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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hilarity
noun
hi·lar·i·ty
hil-ˈar-ət-ē 
-ˈer-;
hī-ˈlar-,
-ˈler-
: noisy fun
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