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Recent Examples of entertainer
Rescued repeatedly by Anderson’s surehandedness as an entertainer, One Battle After Another is clearly the best picture that could have been made from so self-indulgent a script.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Fortune has chronicled Swift’s elevation to billionaire status, noting Bloomberg’s estimate anchored in catalog value, touring/merch, streaming, and real estate—framed as a rare case of an entertainer reaching the mark primarily through music and performance.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The 1930 gas station was restored by former entertainer Gary Turner and his brother-in-law after it was destroyed by a fire in 1955.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Shaun rose to fame in the late 1970s to early 1980s as both a teen idol and entertainer.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Cage's Rayford Steele, for example, was played by God's Not Dead star and conservative entertainer Kevin Sorbo.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
The mind reader Frances Usher and her illusionist husband, Harry, lived there; Will Rogers, a prolific entertainer, liked to ride over from his ranch in the neighboring canyon.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
For the dedicated Bardi Gang, the tour isn’t the only way to see the beloved entertainer in person.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This year, Ballerini has reached new career heights, headlining a slate of arenas on her 2025 tour, earning an ACM Award nomination for entertainer of the year, and joining The Voice as a coach for its 27th season, alongside fellow coaches John Legend, Adam Levine and Michael Bublé.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2025
Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Fortune has chronicled Swift’s elevation to billionaire status, noting Bloomberg’s estimate anchored in catalog value, touring/merch, streaming, and real estate—framed as a rare case of an entertainer reaching the mark primarily through music and performance.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
The 1930 gas station was restored by former entertainer Gary Turner and his brother-in-law after it was destroyed by a fire in 1955.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Shaun rose to fame in the late 1970s to early 1980s as both a teen idol and entertainer.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Cage's Rayford Steele, for example, was played by God's Not Dead star and conservative entertainer Kevin Sorbo.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
The mind reader Frances Usher and her illusionist husband, Harry, lived there; Will Rogers, a prolific entertainer, liked to ride over from his ranch in the neighboring canyon.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
For the dedicated Bardi Gang, the tour isn’t the only way to see the beloved entertainer in person.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This year, Ballerini has reached new career heights, headlining a slate of arenas on her 2025 tour, earning an ACM Award nomination for entertainer of the year, and joining The Voice as a coach for its 27th season, alongside fellow coaches John Legend, Adam Levine and Michael Bublé.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entertainer
performer
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Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Alison Swift, noted numerologist and superstar performer, has taken a break from sourdough to bake up a new album, out now.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Entertainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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