acrobatics
noun
ac·ro·bat·ics
ˌa-krə-ˈba-tiks 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: the art, performance, or activity of an acrobat
2
: a spectacular, showy, or startling performance or demonstration involving great agility or complexity
Examples of acrobatics in a Sentence
an operatic role that gives the coloratura the opportunity to indulge in a goodly amount of vocal acrobatics
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Kerry Flynn, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Despite Atwater’s well-deserved reputation for running racist campaigns, there were friendly private notes and photos of him with Al Sharpton and James Brown, whose onstage acrobatics Atwater was famous for trying to mimic in his own blues-guitar performances.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 6 May 2021
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Kerry Flynn, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
These acts received a Golden Buzzer during the quarterfinals round, automatically advancing them to the final stages of the show:
Hakuna Matata Acrobats (acrobatics group)
AIRFOOTWORKS (dance group)
Dee Dee Simon (singer)
Sebastian and Sonia (aerialists)
When is the AGT finale?
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024
Despite Atwater’s well-deserved reputation for running racist campaigns, there were friendly private notes and photos of him with Al Sharpton and James Brown, whose onstage acrobatics Atwater was famous for trying to mimic in his own blues-guitar performances.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 6 May 2021
Each player controls a car capable of impossible acrobatics inside an arena where gravity and physics are apparently set to ludicrous mode.
—WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
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“Acrobatics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acrobatics. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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acrobatics
singular or plural noun
ac·ro·bat·ics
ˌak-rə-ˈbat-iks
1
: the art or performance of an acrobat
2
: stunts of or resembling those of an acrobat
airplane acrobatics
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