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Recent Examples of piper
The previous record holder was 333 pipers in Bulgaria back in 2012.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
There's no doubt that Pete's pursuers are prime to pay the power piper.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
And, in Edinburgh, the especially brave get the chance to play bagpipes with Scotland’s national piper, Louise Marshall, who has entertained queens, popes, and celebrities.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
There's no doubt that Pete's pursuers are prime to pay the power piper.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
And, in Edinburgh, the especially brave get the chance to play bagpipes with Scotland’s national piper, Louise Marshall, who has entertained queens, popes, and celebrities.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piper
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Taylor resumed his music career in 1995 and launched an independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007, intimate, Americana tunes with the likes of singer-violinist Carrie Rodriguez, guitarist John Platania, bassist Tony Mercadante and singer-fiddler Kendel Carson.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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The fierce and feet-pounding new cast includes four-time World Champion Irish dancer Keeva Corry and Australia’s competitive Irish dancers and brothers Will and Kieran Bryant, along with Will’s girlfriend, fiddler Haley Richardson.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Interestingly, though, while game presentation issues do tend to draw strong reactions, no one dared criticize Dodgers (and Kings) organist Dieter Ruehle.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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The service also featured the Grace Notes Community Choir, a group of church musicians in the Artesia, Bellflower, and Cerritos areas led by pianist and organist Faith Rietveld and accompanied by Juan-Carlos Lora.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The former Nine Inch Nails drummer claimed such an instance happened at his 2020 wedding between DeLonge, 50, and Reznor, 60.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Keith Stanfield, a violinist, concertmaster and member of The Opus 76 Quartet, was fired March 31.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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The sanctions also affect violinist Valeria Oleinik, singer Ilya Tatakov, and vocalist Artem Nikolaev.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dewey is excused from his parents’ anniversary party, given his success as a pianist, but Lois demands that everyone else be present, including Malcolm.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jazz band member Julia Wickless, 17, a pianist, hopes to play in college, but not make music her career.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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The trio was soon joined by trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes.—
Steve Donofrio,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Pianist Vijay Iyer, one of jazz’s most influential thinkers and composers, performs Sunday with a special appearance by trumpeter Adam O’Farrill.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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McClung painted the flutist after hearing him in an empty parking structure beside the shopping center.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Scottish harpist Maeve Gilchrist, American violinist Mazz Swift and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu make up the ensemble’s texturally acute international string section.—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Piper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piper. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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