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Recent Examples of busker
Then linger on the touristy yet captivating Place du Tertre, a blur of bistros, buskers, and open-air artists vying for the business of getting your kids to sit for a caricature or portrait.
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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The sidewalks are dotted with buskers, and the crowds spill into the streets.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Although digital payments have helped buskers make up for a decline in cash tips, performers are still struggling.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 Aug. 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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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The sidewalks are dotted with buskers, and the crowds spill into the streets.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Although digital payments have helped buskers make up for a decline in cash tips, performers are still struggling.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 Aug. 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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But the controversy surrounding the event with halftime performer Bad Bunny likely stoked additional interest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cort, born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948, in New Rochelle, New York, attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts for a brief period and studied acting with Stella Adler before going professional as a performer.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Known for an act that mixes comedy with magic, the entertainer should have plenty of tricks up his sleeve.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Who is the Halftime entertainer?—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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