clowned

past tense of clown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clowned
Verb
  • The boat therefore needed metal or plastic cages installed around the engines, so that the diver wouldn’t get accidentally cut up by their blades — and finding a boat and then the right cages fit onto the boat would take time.
    Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Techniques like this have been around for some time, but Micro-C uses an enzyme that can cut up DNA more finely than before.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Often imitated but never duplicated, the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer continues to be a bestseller online, beloved by both salon owners and everyday users alike.
    Brittany Loggins, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tiny reveled about her husband on her own Instagram.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • In 1977, Keaton starred in Allen's Annie Hall as the title character, who sported a wardrobe that mimicked Keaton's own — menswear, vests, and structured trousers — and cemented the actress's status as a style icon.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Annie’s wardrobe mimicked Keaton’s own, full of menswear, vests, and structured trousers, and the film cemented the actress’s place as a style icon.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Who’s decided that there will be no tree on this country road and that all props — carrots, bags and baskets, whip — will be mimed in thin air?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Colbert then fell silent and mimed zipping his lips shut.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without receivers CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin, Prescott got multiple receivers involved as the game carried on.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Are the rights holders of the shows now being carried on additional platforms being compensated?
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Offering luxury-level footwear comfortable enough to be danced in at prices that their friends could stomach is the idea that had Braquet and Tenaillon pack in positions at Chloé to strike out on their own.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos danced on a precarious edge all day because of shortcomings almost everywhere else, some of which could pose real concerns.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Clowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clowned. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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