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Talk of a solution—of two states, of a confederation, of nearly any prospect for a secure and free mode of coexistence—has long been dismissed as either an ingenuous assertion of faith or a cynical pantomime, an empty gesture toward a future no one expects to see.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025 -
The rest of the cast is similarly sleepwalking through a fanciful pantomime of Southern culture rather than a serious drama.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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When asked whether Shedeur would take snaps in the game, Shilo responded with his brother's viral mime routine.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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After the news broke, Sanders, selected by the Browns with the 144th overall pick in the fifth round, appeared to be joking with reporters about it and pretended to be a mime while reporters tried to get his thoughts on the team's QB move.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Amid Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s flurry of EDM and heritage-rock shows is this master musical parodist’s.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tickets for the pop parodist are priced from $159 to $39 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Yankovic, 64, began playing the accordion at the age of seven and grew up listening to Elton John, Spike Jones, Allan Sherman, Stan Freberg and Frank Zappa.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2024
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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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Passyunk Avenue also features a replica of the mummers costume Jason wore during a parade after the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
28 June 2024
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For Martin, any rivalry between the shows is a mummer’s farce (that is, foolish).—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 July 2022
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For his performance as the fava-bean-eating and Chianti-drinking Lecter, Hopkins became only the second performer in history to win a Best Actor Oscar in the horror genre.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Critics aren’t wowed by this rock performer biopic at 61% fresh, but fans last night enjoyed it better at 85%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Guided by the examples of Will Smith and Denzel Washington, the entertainer’s mindset is about longevity, range, and impact.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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June was proud to be an entertainer.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Move’s work was that not of a satirist but of a believer, of a terrific dancer who inhabited Graham’s genius.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Until the attempt to muzzle Kimmel failed, giving satirists a new cause and fresh passion to pursue it.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Mimer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimer. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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