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Recent Examples of busker
Still, the city’s demographic transformation has led many to lament its fading identity as a place of street buskers and a cross-dressing, homeless mayoral candidate.
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The musical is based on the 2007 film about a lonely busker in Belfast, Ireland, who finds musical and romantic harmony with an immigrant woman from the Czech Republic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
So off Sheeran goes, criss-crossing the world, jamming with musicians, playing in pubs, essentially playing the role of the world’s most famous busker, making the ordinary seem grand and the grand seem ordinary.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Two of the buskers — Ruby Friedman from Portland and Ilana Katz Katz from Boston — will have come a long way to play less than a half-hour set that day.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The musical is based on the 2007 film about a lonely busker in Belfast, Ireland, who finds musical and romantic harmony with an immigrant woman from the Czech Republic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
So off Sheeran goes, criss-crossing the world, jamming with musicians, playing in pubs, essentially playing the role of the world’s most famous busker, making the ordinary seem grand and the grand seem ordinary.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Two of the buskers — Ruby Friedman from Portland and Ilana Katz Katz from Boston — will have come a long way to play less than a half-hour set that day.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busker
Noun
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Between December and February, Spence was Tottenham’s most reliable performer.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hers is a supporting but impactful role, with Straus navigating the weight of portraying the daughter of a recovering alcoholic and aspiring performer.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The triple-threat entertainer and business mogul has spent more than three decades building an empire—and her homes are every bit as headline-making as her music, movies, and love life.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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Billboard has pointed out that Swift’s name as a possible halftime entertainer has been batted around for years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pair have been good, loyal troupers while the S.S. Monfort caught fire, then sank.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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The cost and the inspiration Carol, it should be noted, is a trouper.—
Neal Rubin,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Oct. 2024
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busker. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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