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as in gymnast
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
a child who is a natural acrobat with a superb sense of balance
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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
a political acrobat whose opinion on any issue is whatever will get the most votes
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Recent Examples of acrobat
His encounters include an apparently mute teen acrobat played by Kinski, who appears topless in a scene.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
The talented dancers, acrobats and thrill acts that paved the way to the finale impressed him to no end.
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Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
The traveling circus show brings acrobats, illusionists, freaks and mysterious creatures inside its black and red tent starting Friday, April 3, and running daily through Monday, April 13.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
These migratory aerial acrobats need a lot of energy to beat their tiny wings so fast.
—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
The talented dancers, acrobats and thrill acts that paved the way to the finale impressed him to no end.
—
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
The traveling circus show brings acrobats, illusionists, freaks and mysterious creatures inside its black and red tent starting Friday, April 3, and running daily through Monday, April 13.
—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobat
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Simone Biles found time to respond to Instagram users with very few followers this week, after the users commented mocking the gymnast for posting vacation photos days after revealing an apparent near-death experience.
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Olympic artistic gymnast Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa finished third, reality television personality Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach wound up fourth and actress Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten finished fifth.
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era.
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“Acrobat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobat. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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