trickster

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Recent Examples of trickster Jack Nicholson’s McMurphy, a swaggering trickster figure, clashes with the institution’s quiet tyrant, Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), in a battle not just of wills, but of worldviews: chaos versus order, freedom versus conformity. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025 Theo was funny, cool, affable, confident around adults, often charmingly sneaky, a bit of a trickster. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 July 2025 So three to four times a year the trickster planet slows down in speed, a time known as Mercury retrograde, often seen as having the potential to create havoc for us earthlings. Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 July 2025 In a set that clocked in at just over 90 mins, the rapper/singer/production mastermind launched cupid strikes, flexed trickster magic, wore a mask, bore his heart, danced, raged, rapped, played with fire, and shouted out the flagship Whole Foods in downtown Austin. Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for trickster
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Noun
  • The Shortcut — and Its Risks For aspiring creators, reality TV feels like a cheat code.
    Amanda Marcovitch, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Travis Hunter’s fantasy football dual eligibility is a cheat code Travis Hunter could be a game-changer in IDP leagues across the various fantasy football game providers.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier (Jackman), a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden (Bale), a gifted illusionist, are friends and partners until one fateful night when their biggest trick goes terribly wrong.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
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    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • With a mission to rebuild abundant and biodiverse oceans, Oceana fights to stop overfishing, habitat destruction, oil and plastic pollution, as well as the killing of threatened species like turtles, whales, and sharks, among other causes.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Activities like spearfishing can attract sharks and increase the odds of unprovoked attacks.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Trickster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickster. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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