masquerader

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerader
Noun
  • The young actor has a disconcerting awareness of the roiling potential of his changing body.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Camilla Row, the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott and a clinical psychologist, has died, the actor confirmed.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This may seem like a distant toxic pantomime confined to Washington.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But for every masker getting their flowers, dozens more remain in the shadows, their artistry largely unrecognized beyond their community.
    Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This revelation resonated with many maskers and instigated a shift in the culture fueled by intellectual and historical curiosity.
    Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The message, transmitted close to the audience as dancers Jessica Fiala and Tamara Nadel mime a slow-motion, rolling of dice, is crystal clear: There are consequences to gambling with karma.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.
    John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Their findings provide compelling evidence that the apes can infer someone’s ignorance and also act to help clear up the confusion.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The team zeroed in on a group of 13 plants eaten by the apes that had little nutritional value but carried antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Sheen is a master impressionist, having portrayed a succession of public figures – including former Prime Minister Tony Blair, broadcaster David Frost and gameshow host Chris Tarrant – on screen with accuracy and humanity.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
  • During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, several SNL veterans reflected on how celebrities reacted to their impressionists on the show.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.
    New York Times, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2017
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“Masquerader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerader. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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