gamin

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Recent Examples of gamin The door is opened by Ms. Etienne, 75 — a wry, sinewy woman with a gamin haircut. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2019 Liliane Montevecchi, a glittering French gamin who became a cabaret star in Paris, a pal of Marlon Brando’s in Hollywood, and the Tony Award-winning ‘‘muse’’ of director Tommy Tune on Broadway, died June 29 at her home in Manhattan. Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018 The gamin Bujold plays the enchanting Coquelicot with whom Bates falls in love. Susan King, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018 That French movie, which grossed $174 million and turned Audrey Tautou, its gamin-pixie star, into an international... Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamin
Noun
  • Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.
    Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Sea urchin also comes as nigiri for $12, and sashimi for $24.
    Ella Gonzales March 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An adolescent with severe menstrual pain and vomiting may first present to a pediatrician.
    Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
  • As an adolescent in the Bay area, Celebrini spent a lot of time at the Warriors practice facility with his father, getting close to an NBA team filled with household names.
    Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Mills gives off the disarming sense of a secure soul undeterred by whippersnappers who toss around fancy words such as gerontocracy.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One morning, Amber Lowrey, the sister of a defendant named Savanna Batten, showed up early after dropping her kids off at school.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And kids were harmed and kids died.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Our point-of-entry into the world of competitive bloodsport is Tenax (Iwan Rheon, better than the inconsistent writing), a former guttersnipe who has risen to control a wildly successful gambling concern tied to the chariot races in the Circus Maximus.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Noun
  • Morris and the other juvenile ran away, while the 16-year-old boy made his way to Banta Place and State Street, where he was found by police officers responding to reports of an injured person, officials said.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Officers learned that the driver of a Subaru, identified as 46-year-old Dominic Meucci of Wethersfield, was allegedly yelling at two people who were operating electric bikes in the parking lot, one of which was a juvenile, police said.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Easter Bunny made an appearance to doting kiddies.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The park’s two existing coasters include the 2004 Revenge of the Mummy indoor coaster and the 2016 Flight of the Hippogriff outdoor kiddie coaster.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And if veteran starters get injured or underperform, youngsters such as Christian Scott and Jonah Tong are positioned to emerge.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Leo, Emma and John were among the youngsters between 6 and 12 playing games, doing art projects, and taking afternoon field trips Monday through Friday from the Belvidere Recreation Center in Waukegan, keeping them busy during spring break.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Gamin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamin. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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