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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.
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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
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
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But a director hired to helm a pilot, as James Burrows, who died Friday at 85, was again and again — almost as a lucky charm — helps set the tone for the series.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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This capital injection will fund the completion of an assembly facility near Portland, Oregon, and accelerate a pilot deployment in the northern Pacific Ocean later this year.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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The president’s instinct to go for the jugular was on display in his first campaign, when he was written off early on as an entertainer but found success with brutal takedowns.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Winter wants to be strong enough to perform by August 1 when friend and fellow drag entertainer Charity Kase comes to Kansas City.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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The four founded Cursor in 2022, initially focusing on building an AI copilot for the mechanical engineering industry.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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The shift that few executives have fully registered For most of the past decade, AI in business operated as a copilot.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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For a performer whose studio has passed, the practical effect is that the actor absorbs the cost of staying on the ballot.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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An artist and performer, Skrepetsky gained notice with his cutting portraits of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and a conservative Moscow bishop, Patriarch Kirill.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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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
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Isom, like his predecessor Doug Parker, is not a showman like the flyboys of past generations.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Colman Domingo and Sarah Pidgeon are true thespians.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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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 20 Jun. 2026.
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