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Meanings of punch-line in English

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Usage of punch-line in English
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Then - and this is the punch-line - she bought our album.
The Irish Times
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The punch-line, of course, is a request to wire money.
Reuters
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That particular image was exceptionally famous, and had become a punch-line in the Foundation offices.
Stars rain down
4
Reiff laughed, the others were waiting for the punch-line.
City of lies
5
In the pick-the- punch-line study, patients with impaired right hemispheres showed a preference for slapstick humor.
A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future
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But perhaps the most surprising punch-line to today's big clash is that it is happening at all.
The Irish Times
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Taking advantage of the time a body remains at the scene he could arrange shots that carried a punch-line.
Wired
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Laughter perforated the punch-line.
The Irish Times
9
Here is a second selection of the final shortlist and the winner, as chosen by our judges The Punch-line
The Irish Times
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The hulking creature was full of stories that all ended with puzzling punch-lines and him belly laughing, but which left Jack confused.
Stars rain down
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He may have overstated the case (it is for their vitality, not for their punch-lines, that we love Benedick and Beatrice).
The Guardian