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Word: quicked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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ESPECIALLY GOOD are two segments in the first half of the show. "Winter Wonderland" gives a quick bittersweet run through of all sorts of wintry wonders--Christmas dinner, snow-bound carts, snow angels, iceball fights, and the spectacle of two curious kids accidentally knocking over their Christmas tree...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: The 'Moving Theatre' of Beau Jest | 2/28/1987 | See Source »

...Sporting Life" is a quick succession of aspects of the wide world of competition. In this expertly choreographed sequence, the satiric targets include the Miss America pageant, the Olympic, and ski-lift conversation. Yes, the targets are obvious and very easy, but thankfully so are the laughs...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: The 'Moving Theatre' of Beau Jest | 2/28/1987 | See Source »

Recruiting for Harvard's hockey team is no easy task. It involves long hours on the phone and long hours on the road. And when you've finally found that talented player--the guy who is big and quick and can put a puck into a net from anywhere on the ice--you discover that he flunked biology...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Juggling Bright-Eyed Prospects | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

...been working on our rebounding all year," Delaney Smith said. "Chandler and Collins were very powerful. Sarah is not a power player, she's a quick player...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Women Cagers to Welcome New Yorkers | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

...transformed himself from a work-stained Charlie Manson into a square-jawed yuppie with a crinkly smile that could sell miles and miles of Kodak film. Whistling cheerfully, he cruises downstairs past a wall smeared with bloody handprints. Tension and soundtrack build as we wonder just what our cheerful quick-change artist is up to. Then, smiling wistfully, he pauses to pick up a child's toy. The camera follows him down, and there, sprawled messily across the living room, lies his butchered family...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: SCREEN | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

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