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Recent Examples of cirque
In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, Madison Saltsburg, 20, fell roughly 600 feet down the Tuckerman Ravine, a glacial cirque on the southeast face of Mount Washington, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
—USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Based on Sara Green’s 2006 bestseller, the show premiered last year at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and elevates the musical to new and literal heights with its seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
On Saturday, Madison Saltsburg, 20, fell roughly 600 feet down the Tuckerman Ravine, a glacial cirque on the southeast face of Mount Washington, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
—USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cirque
Noun
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On policy, Democrats are beginning to come together around at least one major issue likely to drive future campaign discourse: There’s a growing desire to move toward economic populism, a relatively new concept within Democratic circles that some are warming up to.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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This tablet has full Google Gemini integration, including the very useful circle to search.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Voyager 1 discovered a thin ring around Jupiter and several of Saturn's moons, and Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Swiss luxury brand created 15 high jewelry pieces, consisting of five pairs of earrings, four necklaces, three rings, a bracelet and a jewelry watch.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The final course is presented in a ceramic white orb, which is deconstructed at the table with the ring hidden inside.—
Lisa Shames,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rocket’s kit makes this uniquely possible: His alt fire is a bouncing heal orb which is the sole source of his (very strong) healing.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Cirque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cirque. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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