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Recent Examples of busker
Or, not unlike other major cities’ subway systems, what if there were buskers playing music in the skyways or more ambitious public art installations, Hanley asks.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Busking for a cause Nearly every weekend over the summer, played in public places for voluntary donations as buskers.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2025
No, not a creepy busker with a theremin, but the 1962 feature film directed by Morton DaCosta.
—Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee folk-punk buskers turned alternative radio hitmakers the Violent Femmes are also profiled.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Busking for a cause Nearly every weekend over the summer, played in public places for voluntary donations as buskers.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2025
No, not a creepy busker with a theremin, but the 1962 feature film directed by Morton DaCosta.
—Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee folk-punk buskers turned alternative radio hitmakers the Violent Femmes are also profiled.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busker
Noun
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The performer dresses up in a Bigfoot costume and plays along with electronic music on the saxophone.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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With regard to lead roles, inclusion peaked in 2024, when there were 51 women, including one transgender performer, cited.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Linette Kristine Garcia has always been an entertainer.—
Xitlalic Montelongo,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pulido continued growing in popularity, and was crowned male entertainer of the year at the Tejano Music Awards for three consecutive years, from 1998 to 2000.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Honey, played by Buddy Dalton, is a trouper—an older pooch unfazed by the lights and audience.—
Mary Damiano,
Miami Herald,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busker. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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