clowned

past tense of clown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clowned
Verb
  • The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • The star imitated the lone star of Texas.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Using unseen footage from Presley’s 1969 to 1976 Las Vegas residency, the movie plays the hits – plus The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel – but also showcases his sense of humor, quipping with crowds and cutting up with bandmates.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • And so they were cut up into pieces.
    Michael Soncin, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.
    Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ariana’s brother Frankie Grande stopped by The Tonight Show last night to discuss his Broadway career and the Tonys, but also recounted meeting Dion right after his sister had mimicked her singing on The Tonight Show.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
  • Horatio Sanz mimicked Shalit on Saturday Night Live.
    Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was more or less a science project in which data scientists and developers fooled around with one-off small or test projects.
    Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Standing before the microphone on the Constitution Hall stage, Nikhil asked for the latter word’s definition, language of origin and other identifying information while his fingers mimed typing.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • Instead of getting upset himself, Busch mimed wiping away fake tears to the crowd.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • Not the basic counting, which carried on, but the analysis sitting on top of it.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Their momentum carried on, ending the half with 2-0.
    Zuri Primos June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
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“Clowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clowned. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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