barnstormer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormer
Noun
  • However, a few minutes later, the pilot announced that due to inclement weather in the Denver area, the landing would be delayed by approximately 25 minutes.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • The show’s namesake character is Cassian Andor, a pilot, played by Diego Luna, who was taken from his home planet as an orphan by sympathetic smugglers.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • These tools, from chatbots helping with customer inquiries to AI copilot functionalities found in platforms such as Microsoft and Salesforce, streamline processes.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • While many legacy cybersecurity vendors have released AI copilots or assistants, only a small group have rolled out agents that can take autonomous action.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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, 13 May 2025
  • In the 1920s, aviators captivated the public with stunts that, though dangerous and probably considered unnecessary to most, laid the groundwork for modern aviation.
    Jasmine Leflore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The cost and the inspiration Carol, it should be noted, is a trouper.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Even though his health was failing up and down through the last three or four tours, what a trouper.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • Included among dozens of other characters are a submarine commander and his crew, a creepy coroner, a sweaty spy, an American flyboy, and even the soon-to-be spy novelist Ian Fleming.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
Noun
  • For a long time, these thespians weren't allowed to promote projects in the same ways actors in Hollywood are typically carted out.
    EW.com, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Colman is one of those rare gifted thespians, such as Dirk Bogarde, who are uniquely and keenly aware that the camera can read thoughts.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Giants’ quiet night on offense wasted an excellent start from their ace.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
  • Alcántara is still the ace of the Miami staff and is looking to turn his season around, and putting a playoff-caliber team like Atlanta around him would certainly do the trick for the 29-year-old.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Even flakey Howard Hughes won applause for buying RKO to gain free rein over Hell’s Angels and start casting his starlets.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Despite losing all three, there were significant improvements collectively and individually, with contributions from attacking starlets Nico Paz, who scored against Atalanta, and Diao, who got the equaliser against Juventus.
    David Ferrini, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Barnstormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormer. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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