clowned

past tense of clown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clowned
Verb
  • Born Drew Desbordes, Druski, 30, is a long way from the kid who spent his time at the dinner table cutting up.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Nobody wants to get their hands cut up by a downward moving blade.
    Vilius Kavaliauskas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Could my stutter-step breathing and thick-ridden voice be imitated by a machine?
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For their efforts, life has imitated art, as Huntr/x has now stolen the show from not one but two cloyingly chipper bro brigades.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tiny reveled about her husband on her own Instagram.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
  • In the lab, researchers first validated the implant in a fluid medium that mimicked intraocular conditions.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This scaffold was able to attract and bind with calcium and phosphate ions, which basically mimicked the function of enamel in protecting and repairing the tooth.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Dell mimed the physical act of branding cattle to indicate the importance of loyalty.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In general, those with lithium-ion or lithium-metal batteries should also be carried on board, where flight crews can recognize and respond to lithium battery fires, according to the FAA.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Despite these incidents, the tradition persisted, and each new Clay Henry has carried on the mantle.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In addition, Democratic nominee and State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani danced in Caribbean style for the crowd, while former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, also running for mayor as an independent, offered a thumbs-up to spectators.
    Robert Birsel Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Even the newbiest among us donned harnesses and quite literally danced in the redwood trees, swinging and moving through the forest canopy under the guidance of artistic director Kara Starkweather.
    Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Clowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clowned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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