gracioso

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Recent Examples of gracioso Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2. 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
  • Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the trailer, the three men get right to their antics with a broken vase, hiding a dead body, a dynamic SWAT entry, and running in an attempt to escape.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But overall, the dachshund’s antics struck a chord with the community, highlighting the challenges and joys of raising a puppy.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.
    Rudy Lee, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • The documentary shows a video that was uploaded to TikTok of Valencia fans chanting at Vinicius Jr, with the transcription as ‘mono’ (monkey) rather than ‘tonto’ (fool).
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let its compact size fool you, though.
    Jordyn Burrell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Alessandro Corbelli brought seasoned basso-buffo authority to the manipulative Alfonso.
    John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2018

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“Gracioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracioso. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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