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
  • The search for the opening song stretched into the final weeks before filming, with Kittrell, Dries and pilot director Jason Moore trading ideas over text.
    Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The 31-year-old entertainer surpassed Kevin Hart, who previously held the record after hosting the awards show in 2011.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking everyday scenarios.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Your feed is flooded with AI copilots, recruiters, SDRs, designers, assistants, note takers, browsers and video editors.
    Krish Ramineni, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The inaugural flight took place from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in France, where test pilot Sébastien Dupont de Dinechin and copilot Fabrice Dougnac lifted off aboard the Falcon 10X for a mission lasting approximately two and a half hours.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • In an effort to create at last some variety to their shows, and maybe a surprise, a band or performer is now more apt to tinker with their set list.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • Left-back Douglas Santos has never been a top-class performer.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Over 45 international partners from eight nations, including South Korea, Italy, and Australia, joined US Navy aviators.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Rihanna looks radiant in a raspberry jumpsuit and coordinating aviators while shopping in Beverly Hills on June 24.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 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
  • Isom, like his predecessor Doug Parker, is not a showman like the flyboys of past generations.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here are several of the most impressive ways these actors and their fellow thespians committed to doing their characters justice.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Another group of budding young thespians have joined Prime Video‘s YA adaptation of Chloe Walsh‘s BookTok sensation Boys of Tommen.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 June 2026

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“Barnstormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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