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Recent Examples of scaramouch
Much like his namesake, the scaramouch, the Mooch masquerades as a useful idiot and a sly schemer, performing both roles while never forgetting to enthrall the audience and, most important, the boss.
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Tiana Lowe, National Review, 28 July 2017
Tiana Lowe, National Review, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaramouch
Noun
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Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
10 Jan. 2022
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The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.—
Paul Hodgins,
Orange County Register,
19 May 2017
Noun
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Kaminari Issa, which sells everything from matcha beer to matcha cream puffs at its four stores in Tokyo's Asakusa district, said receiving an email request for a ton of matcha is not unusual.—
Kaori Enjoji,
CNBC,
31 Aug. 2025
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Beyond his core menu, Garcia and his team have also put a huge amount of effort into the pastry cart, appearing each morning carrying almond croissants, cream puffs, cinnamon rolls—all from The Patisserie.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Traditional software is often cheaper, faster and more reliable when a solution is rules-based and needs fool-proof outputs.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Here’s why the whole enterprise might be a fool’s errand.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ignore it, and the ground shifts beneath ostrich-minded leaders.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If an ostrich approaches the safari vehicle, visitors will get an up close view.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Her goal is to start a women’s consciousness-raising group, and her efforts have brought together a motley, inquisitive quintet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kaan kaan wu, with its motley of melds, is where these two tiles from different suits can be used in a clean-sweeping hand.—
Rudy Lee,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2023
Noun
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The jasmine and whipped coconut sneak in, giving it a soft floral creaminess that makes the caramel feel grown-up instead of candy-shop.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Warriors didn’t ask him to run often against Heritage, but his two carries were a bulldozing plunge for a two-point conversion and a 1-yard sneak for a touchdown.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ronald McDonald would beg to differ, although this assertion was made a full 40 years before the hamburger harlequin would supplant Bozo as America’s most beloved parti-colored jester.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pugs is dressed like a jester, poor kid.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The season's antics have ignited a feud with the president and his administration against the show and its creators.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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How Comedy Can Make Parent-Child Relationships More Digestible Both TV shows are comedies—Futurama especially leans into the goofy antics.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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