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Recent Examples of drummer
The Blink-182 drummer welcomed his fourth child, son Rocky, with wife Kourtney Kardashian in November 2023.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Pamela Anderson's love life: A look back at her unique and storied romantic history
From Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, to her latest husband, film mogul Jon Peters, here's a look back at some of the 'Baywatch' bombshell's past romantic entanglements.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
And then Paul walks over to Steve Gadd, the drummer, and does the same thing with him.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
The blink-182 drummer holds Rocky, dressed in a black onesie, and kisses his little one's cheek.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Pamela Anderson's love life: A look back at her unique and storied romantic history
From Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, to her latest husband, film mogul Jon Peters, here's a look back at some of the 'Baywatch' bombshell's past romantic entanglements.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
And then Paul walks over to Steve Gadd, the drummer, and does the same thing with him.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
The blink-182 drummer holds Rocky, dressed in a black onesie, and kisses his little one's cheek.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drummer
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Shakti was not only an East-West fusion, but also, with its two percussionists, a fusion of North and South Indian rhythms.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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Coldplay was originally formed in London in 1997 with singer and pianist Martin guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer/percussionist Will Champion after meeting at University College London.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
8 Oct. 2024
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In the classical music business, the pianist Yuja Wang is one of the few safe bets.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Blumberg worked with Tilbury, for instance, for around two weeks, sitting in the garden shed where the pianist keeps his Steinway, with Blumberg recording as Tilbury scribbled notes on a stave and played fragments of song.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2025
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Dead & Company is comprised of original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, in tandem with guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
4 Dec. 2024
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John Mayer, a relative Dead novice at the time, took on the difficult role of fronting Dead & Company alongside guitarist Bob Weir, drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Dec. 2024
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He’ll be flanked in the Chrome Hearts by guitarist Micah Nelson, organist Spooner Oldham, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGergo.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
3 Jan. 2025
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Wanda Holloway, a 36-year-old devoted mother of two who served as an organist at the local Missionary Baptist Church, was charged with conspiring to kill the mother of her 14-year-old daughter’s cheerleading rival.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 Dec. 2024
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One night in 1969, jazz trumpeter Al Hirt, who had opened a nightclub in Atlanta, coaxed Uecker up onstage.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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The immensely talented jazz-pop trumpeter has hit No. 1 on the Billboard jazz albums chart on multiple occasions and sold millions of records during a professional career that dates back to the mid-’80s.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
26 Dec. 2024
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An elbow injury disrupted the career that Elaine Schmidt might have had as a high-level flutist.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
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Anchoring the horn section is saxophonist/flutist Mitch Frohman, a founding member of the SHO who like Hernández established himself on New York’s Latin music scene during the heyday of salsa dura in the mid-‘70s.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Drummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummer. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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