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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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Lewis is a performer whose career has always carried an edge of theatrical intensity, and placing her inside this particular production marks a fascinating collision of sensibilities.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ingrid Andress, Geordie Greep, rising Atlanta pop-punk band the Paradox, and Latin pop performer EMJAY bring the overall headcount to more than 1,000 acts playing seven straight nights across Austin’s clubs and venues.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The president of the WHCA selects the entertainer each year, for a gig that is high profile yet challenging, given the judgment of the crowd and the acoustics in the ballroom of the Washington Hilton.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mentalist Oz Pearlman will serve as the entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, the WHCA announced Thursday.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
26 Feb. 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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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 7 Mar. 2026.
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