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Recent Examples of gracioso
With Edusei’s fastidious beat, the orchestra played with hair-trigger precision, and a huge dynamic range, in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso.
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Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.
—Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022
The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.
—Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.
—Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022
The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.
—Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gracioso
Noun
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When March Madness arrives, however, college hoops play the role of jester in the capital region, according to a recent study by WalletHub.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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The jester figures Lehr-Hexen Niedereschach during a carnival event in Fischbach, Germany.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That said, her antics heading to the Octagon and immediately following her impressive first-round submission win over Molly McCann were one of the biggest stories from UFC London.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The antics of the center were entering the public consciousness.—
Ben Naddaff-Hafrey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Instead of the buffo landlord Benoit coming for the rent, the four Bohemians impersonate him themselves in a skit that was a little beyond the L.A. cast’s comic skills.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2019
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Alessandro Corbelli brought seasoned basso-buffo authority to the manipulative Alfonso.—
John Von Rhein,
chicagotribune.com,
18 Feb. 2018
Cite this Entry
“Gracioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracioso. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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