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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
Students from Saint Anne's Episcopal School in Denver were invited to watch the acrobats warm up before Thursday's matinee.
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Laura Phillips, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The aerial acrobat who once was Alysa Liu is gone.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Niu comes from a family of performing acrobats.
—Alanis Thames, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, there isn't actually a way to avoid some pain when hair-hanging, which hinges on the acrobat's hair being tied back in a very particular way.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Laura Phillips, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The aerial acrobat who once was Alysa Liu is gone.
—Elliott Almond, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Niu comes from a family of performing acrobats.
—Alanis Thames, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, there isn't actually a way to avoid some pain when hair-hanging, which hinges on the acrobat's hair being tied back in a very particular way.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobat
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The 1984 Games produced iconic moments, like the gold-medal winning performances of track and field’s Carl Lewis, gymnast Mary Lou Retton and basketball great Michael Jordan.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Osika and 14-year-old Anna Waddell are among 5,000 gymnasts competing in the event.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Chappell Roan has been flexing her beauty chameleon muscle this week while jaunting about Paris Fashion Week.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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Before strutting the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week on February 26, Hadid tapped into her chameleon status by debuting a bold new dye job that looked like an homage to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s signature hair color.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Acrobat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobat. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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