masquerader

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Noun
  • The actor gave him the tickets after a video of Mamoud diving into a snowbank went viral.
    Paul Burton, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Given the actors' previous antics on the podcast, however, there's a big question mark over how sincere Glassman's new comments are.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • White pulled up in transition, tucking the ball toward his chin in a pantomime of his shot.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • McKnight has seen different generations of the same families grow up watching his shows, and explains that pantomime is often the first time that children in Britain ever visit the theater.
    Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Friendly goats treat downward dog posers as their own obstacle courses, scrambling atop yogis who may just find that supporting the weight of their agile farm friends is a surprisingly vigorous — and hilarious — core workout.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Although Rudolph’s concrete architecture was more complex and soulful than that of many of his imitators, that difference was often overlooked.
    Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The film introduced new slang into the lexicon, repopularized surf rock, and spawned dozens of fast-talking imitators.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, someone hands me a wooden pole with a piece of foam taped around one end and mimes poking the machine in its chest.
    James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Ellie the Elephant was also in attendance, doing an impressive book-reading mime routine on the red carpet.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Yet Ben, as a slasher, represents a minor triumph of practical effects (he’s played by Miguel Torres Umba in an ape suit).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • While our ape ancestors might well have been consuming naturally fermented alcohol for millions of years, only humans, with our powers of logical inference, have been able to refine the process.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Very funny, talented… an excellent impressionist.
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The funniest part about that is Lisa Ann Walter is actually a really exceptional impressionist.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Masquerader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerader. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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