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as in gymnasts
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 chameleons
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 acrobats
The venue, boasting what’s billed as one of the largest stages in the world, will be outfitted with a ramp course for six riders, while overhead, spectators can watch Argentinian acrobats Flora Aracama and Nico Busso work their nail-biting, emotional magic on the rings.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Sixty miniature robots dressed in opera costumes performed alongside human acrobats.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
The two-hour performance features artists, aerialists, acrobats, comedians and daredevils.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Full of exotic beasts, bearded ladies, strapping giant strong men and dare-devil acrobats, along with the likes of Zendaya, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zac Efron, the 20th Century film grossed $459M worldwide.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The would-be acrobats clicked off the music.
—James Barron, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Take, for example, the shoes the flying acrobats wear on the Wheel of Death.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
For the past ten years, the room has filled with fans of Cirque’s unique mix of acrobats, tumblers, strong men and trapeze artists along with the central characters of the Joya story.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Think fire dancers, aerial acrobats suspended from the roof, and live jazz.
—Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Sixty miniature robots dressed in opera costumes performed alongside human acrobats.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
The two-hour performance features artists, aerialists, acrobats, comedians and daredevils.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Full of exotic beasts, bearded ladies, strapping giant strong men and dare-devil acrobats, along with the likes of Zendaya, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zac Efron, the 20th Century film grossed $459M worldwide.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The would-be acrobats clicked off the music.
—James Barron, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Take, for example, the shoes the flying acrobats wear on the Wheel of Death.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
For the past ten years, the room has filled with fans of Cirque’s unique mix of acrobats, tumblers, strong men and trapeze artists along with the central characters of the Joya story.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Think fire dancers, aerial acrobats suspended from the roof, and live jazz.
—Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobats
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This August, the International Gymnastics Federation confirmed the registration of five Russian or Belarusian gymnasts as authorized neutral athletes (AIN) at the upcoming FIG World Challenge Cup in Paris.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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He was also named director of an annual event drawing more than 1,000 gymnasts to Iowa.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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This matters because chameleons hunt by ballistically launching their tongues like slingshots, using a tapered bone in their throat as a ramp.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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The parallels between salamanders and chameleons indicate that the underlying physics does not depend on rare or exotic tissues.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Acrobats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobats. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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