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Recent Examples of masker
But for every masker getting their flowers, dozens more remain in the shadows, their artistry largely unrecognized beyond their community.
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Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 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
But for every masker getting their flowers, dozens more remain in the shadows, their artistry largely unrecognized beyond their community.
—Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
This revelation resonated with many maskers and instigated a shift in the culture fueled by intellectual and historical curiosity.
—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 maskers and their guests heralded Queen Rachel during the event, and the queen was seen onstage in the arena with various bands, including D Play and Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster.
—Michael Dumas, al, 16 Feb. 2023
Anti-maskers?
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
The mosaic of horrible news includes the murder of George Floyd, the rise of anti-maskers and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 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
But for every masker getting their flowers, dozens more remain in the shadows, their artistry largely unrecognized beyond their community.
—Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
This revelation resonated with many maskers and instigated a shift in the culture fueled by intellectual and historical curiosity.
—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 maskers and their guests heralded Queen Rachel during the event, and the queen was seen onstage in the arena with various bands, including D Play and Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster.
—Michael Dumas, al, 16 Feb. 2023
Anti-maskers?
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
The mosaic of horrible news includes the murder of George Floyd, the rise of anti-maskers and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masker
Noun
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Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The posers tricked victims with fake threats, like demanding payments to avoid legal consequences and potential computer issues, according to the Department of Justice.—
Annie Goodykoontz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
Noun
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To be in the same room where Elvis played and to have actors on the same stage...—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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In the decades since the original book series and feature films, Rowling has espoused her anti-trans rhetoric on social media, which has prompted even actors from the film series to speak out against the author.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
Noun
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As for populating those living Polaroids, dancers and mimes were hired so that they were better trained to stand still in the correct positions.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Movement coordinator Polly Bennett helped craft each actor’s pose, but the fact that they were stopped halfway through a gesture put a strain on even the highest-caliber mime.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Noun
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One stuntman on New Amsterdam was directed to pantomime with me but refused.—
Jon Hart,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
Noun
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After completing the first big area of the game and meeting a giant god-like ape that resembles a headphone-wearing homage to The Jungle Book’s King Louie, a musical sequence shatters the stone revealing it to be a young girl named Pauline.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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What applies for other apes is best kept in mind for ourselves as well, says Schuppli.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Cecily Brownstone of The Associated Press added ham and pickles to her cheese dreams in 1950, and that idea spread like wildfire through small-town American kitchens.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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To-go meals include a family-style triple glazed ham meal for 4 for $149.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Chloe Fineman is becoming Saturday Night Live's resident master impressionist.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum fills in the gaps, connecting the old world to the new with impressionists and abstract pioneers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2019
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Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Oct. 2017
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“Masker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masker. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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