barnstormer

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Recent Examples of barnstormer Blakeney marveled later that no play existed about Coleman, who earned her international pilots license two years before Earhart, and went on to become a popular barnstormer. Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025 While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormer
Noun
  • Believing the aircraft had stalled, the pilot increased power to regain airspeed but reduced it after being told a skydiver was hung up on the tail.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The employee could also be heard speaking with pilots about the male driver exiting his car and attempting to barricade himself, KABC reported.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Abbott Concrete Outdoor Dining Table, which can comfortably sit up to six people, is a must-have for the frequent outdoor entertainer, as is the Briar Metal Round Outdoor Accent Table.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Usher is a multiplatinum, eight-time Grammy Award-winning global entertainer and entrepreneur, who will be recognized for his cultural influence, style and dedication to empowering communities worldwide.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Joule Studio is the software giant’s low-code/pro-code development environment for building, deploying, and managing custom AI agents and skills for Joule, SAP's enterprise AI copilot.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Morales had been rescued by Brothers to the Rescue four years earlier while attempting to cross the straits on a makeshift raft and later joined the group as a copilot.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The writer and performer has a YouTube channel boasting more than a million subscribers.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 June 2026
  • Melancholic and intimate, the performer (Haylee Nichele) silently guided me to become comfortable in my discomfort, to sit with the evening’s themes of longing, loss, confusion and impending grief.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • In a first for the US, the two American aviators aboard the chopper were rescued by a drone boat.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Above, she's pictured with Second City troupers Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas and long-time collaborator, Eugene Levy, at a 10 year reunion for the sketch show's Canadian debut.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Colman Domingo and Sarah Pidgeon are true thespians.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 June 2026
  • Vivienne Westwood has reimagined the outdoor terrace of J Sheekey to mark the 130th anniversary of the landmark London restaurant that started as a stall holder in 1896 serving post-theater suppers to hungry thespians and audiences.
    Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

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“Barnstormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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