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Hoping to sink the father’s chances, Al saddles LeBron with the beloved zanies Bugs, Daffy, Sylvester et al.

From New York Times Jul. 14, 2021

Missing were the usual cast of zanies dressed in wedding gowns and super hero costumes jostling with the beat writers to get their questions heard.

From Reuters Jan. 27, 2020

So it's fair to say that James Corden and his successor, Owain Arthur, in Richard Bean's barnstorming comic play One Man, Two Guvnors are zanies in the true sense of the word.

From The Guardian Jun. 5, 2012

McDonagh's zanies are grotesques devoid of decency or basic deductive skills.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2010

Yet, Yassy's youth, ye yield your youthful yest, Zealously, zanies, zealously, zeal's zest.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 by Various