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masker

noun

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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

The Lighthouse actor will also wear a watch from the same brand in The Batman Part II.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Born in Coatzacoalcos, in southern Mexico, the actor found her feet in her early 20s, in soap operas Un Nuevo Amanecer and Teresa, winning fans and a spate of awards.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026

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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

Noun

At the University of Mississippi, a video went viral of a Black woman surrounded by white students and the white students mimicking ape-like motions toward the woman and making monkey-like calls.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
While Limbani prepared for the move, Lee stopped by to give the young ape a personal drumming performance.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

On weekdays, a steady stream of regulars stop in the light and bright space for their morning coffee and croissant or to sit for a bit with a ham and cheese sandwich and one of the shop’s seasonal specialty drinks.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Add peach preserves, vinegar and sage; toss 30 to 60 seconds till ham has a nice sear.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ham

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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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