scaramouch

variants or scaramouche

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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. Tiana Lowe, National Review, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaramouch
Noun
  • With Edusei’s fastidious beat, the orchestra played with hair-trigger precision, and a huge dynamic range, in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • For the final course, guests can taste cream puffs, sorbet and other desserts.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • Indulge in Sanders’ iconic treats, including its traditional chocolate sauces, cookies, cakes and, of course, ice cream for those famous cream puffs.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • President Trump has repeatedly called Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell stupid, terrible, a fool, and referred to him as a person of average mentality.
    Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • That fool’s from my family’s hometown over there in Mexico.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • At that time, the fans were nothing short of elaborate (think ostrich feathers, golden handles, and precious stone overlays).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • Princess Kate's appearance at the Order of the Garter ceremony, where members of the order wear regal blue velvet capes with an ostrich plume hat, marked a return to the annual event after missing it last year.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • As Washington considered the far-reaching implications for foreign policy, the politics of the moment were equally up in the air as Democrats can’t decide whether to respond with a roar or a whimper to Donald Trump's once-in-a-generation sneak attack.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 June 2025
  • Israel claims its sneak attack on Iran represents a preemptive strike aimed at destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities before the country acquires an atomic bomb.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Listen to this article Nikola Jokic rolled up in the Joker’s suit, then performed like a court jester.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
  • The plague has arrived, represented by a jester figure who is infected with it.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Cats prefer to sleep on left side The Internet was made for cats, especially YouTube, which features millions of videos of varying quality, documenting the crazy antics of our furry feline friends.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
  • The band is also no stranger to controversy, mostly due Healy’s antics both on and off stage.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 June 2025

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“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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