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masquerader

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Definition of masquerader

as in actor

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The Golden Eye Award honors actors and actresses who shape the current cinematic year while also ranking among the most significant performers of their generation.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The actor describes the Marvel series as a Frankenstein tale about identity.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

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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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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

Definition of masker

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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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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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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

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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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