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Recent Examples of prankster
An Arizona social media prankster was arrested after a number of his viral stunts disrupted local businesses, officials said.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The relationship between the prankster and their audience is not unlike that of the writer and the reader.
—Katie Yee
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Jackson played Pacey Witter, the jaded prankster best friend of the titular starry-eyed protagonist, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek).
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 21 July 2025
With Maria as the mastermind, these pranksters convince Malvolio that Olivia is in love with him, setting him up for the infamous yellow stockings scene, one of the cringiest attempts at wooing to ever grace the stage.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The relationship between the prankster and their audience is not unlike that of the writer and the reader.
—Katie Yee
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
Jackson played Pacey Witter, the jaded prankster best friend of the titular starry-eyed protagonist, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek).
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 21 July 2025
With Maria as the mastermind, these pranksters convince Malvolio that Olivia is in love with him, setting him up for the infamous yellow stockings scene, one of the cringiest attempts at wooing to ever grace the stage.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prankster
Noun
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The triple-threat entertainer and business mogul has spent more than three decades building an empire—and her homes are every bit as headline-making as her music, movies, and love life.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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Billboard has pointed out that Swift’s name as a possible halftime entertainer has been batted around for years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Human beings are motivated by virtue (knights) or rigid self-interest (knaves), or are passive victims of their circumstances (pawns).—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This new film is a very black comedy that is also a heist story with some bloody violence, along with a bit of knockabout slapstick and a theme of family bonds.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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The former child actors have grown up since their go-kart derby days on-screen — some have even welcomed their own little rascals off-screen.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Something tells me those wary rascals spotted us and gave us the slip.—
Percy Brown,
Outdoor Life,
12 June 2025
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This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Controls prevent agents from going rogue.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The thing was, the rapper was not there, instead sending an imposter the way that the late MF Doom used to do.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
28 Aug. 2025
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The total number of business imposter and government imposter reports filed by older adults with a loss of $10,000 or more reached 8,269 reports in 2024, up from 1,790 in 2020, according to the FTC.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
27 Aug. 2024
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Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2024
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During the voyage, travelers can spend time spotting wildlife like Arctic foxes, whales, polar bears, and more, and explore the harsh landscape by zodiac boat, kayaking, and snowshoeing.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those who are lucky may notice foxes, badgers, otters or deer along the route.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Prankster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prankster. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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