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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
Boat races, food trucks, vendors and cultural performances such as traditional Chinese arts, acrobats, dance, music and martial arts are all part of this annual festival.
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Not sure the Red Panda halftime acrobat can pull off this balancing act.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Bounding the action are two historical events: the acrobat Philippe Petit’s walk across a tightrope strung between the Twin Towers, in 1974, and the fall of the towers on September 11, 2001.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Set in 1925, the story involves identical twins Dulcinea (who is Hastings’ wife) and Bella, a married acrobat who has disappeared while hat-shopping in London’s Mayfair district.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Not sure the Red Panda halftime acrobat can pull off this balancing act.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Bounding the action are two historical events: the acrobat Philippe Petit’s walk across a tightrope strung between the Twin Towers, in 1974, and the fall of the towers on September 11, 2001.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Set in 1925, the story involves identical twins Dulcinea (who is Hastings’ wife) and Bella, a married acrobat who has disappeared while hat-shopping in London’s Mayfair district.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobat
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As the countdown to the 2028 Olympics begins, America’s top gymnasts head to New Orleans, Louisiana.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Conner married three-time gold-medal winner Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci — who dazzled the world at just 14 with perfect 10s at the 1976 Montreal Olympics — in 1996.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Rango is a chameleon that stumbled into a town called Dirt, in an inventive riff on the western genre that plays equally to children and adults.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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Ross, who is a fashion chameleon in her own sense, was the ideal muse for this ensemble.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 July 2025
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“Acrobat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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