Thesaurus results for MASKER

masker

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as in poser

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Recent Examples of masker Patil said the company wanted to build an ecosystem of non-pharmaceutical sleep technology rather than a single-purpose noise masker. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 Bead by bead, maskers take months crafting intricate tapestries, rich in symbolism and allegory, before constructing them into ceremonial garments ready for war. — Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. — Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The anti-masker throws a punch and winds up with the other woman’s tooth in her fist. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

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Noun

The new clip opens with Baron Cohen’s famous poser character reintroducing himself after 20 long years.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The latest slang to capture the Gen Z zeitgeist is a way to say poser, try-hard or fraud.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of poser

Noun

Star Matthew Rhys won best actor, Stephen Root won best supporting actor and Kate O'Flynn won best supporting actress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The freshman comedy dominated Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home six statues, including one for history-maker Matthew Rhys, who became the first person to win Emmys in two lead actor categories in the same year.

— Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of actor

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Lyons uses her extraordinary physicality — slipping between a range of accents, mime, and endless amount of gestures to hold together a piece that could easily fall apart.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mime

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The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.

— Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Francis proceeds with an over-the-top childbirth pantomime that culminates in the new dad being egged on to cut the rope umbilical cord.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

Definition of pantomime

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Perched above the custom triple clamps are narrow ape-hanger handlebars flanked by a classic square headlight and a handcrafted cowl that accentuates the bike's narrow silhouette.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Yet the back-to-basics approach does wonders for the eventual ape prison break and rebellion, directed with great velocity by Rupert Wyatt.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

Few people on the continent seem to recognize that multibillion investments by US companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Amazon in space, and their many imitators in China, are radically transforming spaceflight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
An exemplary script and dashes of stylish direction set this ’90s favorite apart from myriad Tarantino imitators.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitator

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Sage Corn Muffins with Ham and Spicy Jelly Slather these quick muffins with softened butter, purchased apple jelly with jalapeño and sage, then top with ham.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 6 Sep. 2026
The auction’s attendees also got to sample some of Clifty Farm Country Meats’ ham, and Miss Kentucky 2026, Reagan Earlywine, even took time to present the winning meat to the crowd of 1,600 people during the auction.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ham

Noun

The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026
My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.

— David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026

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