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Recent Examples of gracioso
Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.
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Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022
The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.
—Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022
The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.
—Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gracioso
Noun
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In his brief time in WWE, Danhausen has already haunted (and defeated) the league’s former court-jester extraordinaire, The Miz (Miz, I’d argue, is the better in-ring performer), as well as YouTuber IShowSpeed, (Chad) Gable, Dominik Mysterio and Kit Wilson.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Her fans come for the jester-like antics and spectacle onstage.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Ozzy knew his antics would stick with fans after his passing.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Little brother Louis was back with his playful antics, making silly faces at Buckingham Palace and sharing a laugh with Kate during the carriage ride.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Her madcap, occasionally ultra-violent quest leads us down dark alleys in Chinatown and into chic midtown hotel bars.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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After the Great Splintering that seemed to occur after the pandemic, digicore artists are dropping posse cuts and random madcap loosies with each other again.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Giants’ motley run matches the 1937-55 St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (also in left field) for the longest streak in major-league history featuring a different player at the same position on Opening Day.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This game makes fools of us all.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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But while that conversation was happening upstairs, Brian was downstairs making a fool of her yet again.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Much like his namesake, the scaramouch, the Mooch masquerades as a useful idiot and a sly schemer, performing both roles while never forgetting to enthrall the audience and, most important, the boss.—
Tiana Lowe,
National Review,
28 July 2017
Noun
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Instead of the buffo landlord Benoit coming for the rent, the four Bohemians impersonate him themselves in a skit that was a little beyond the L.A. cast’s comic skills.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2019
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Alessandro Corbelli brought seasoned basso-buffo authority to the manipulative Alfonso.—
John Von Rhein,
chicagotribune.com,
18 Feb. 2018
Cite this Entry
“Gracioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracioso. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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