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Recent Examples of piper
Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
The United States has arrived at this long-overdue moment for Saudi Arabia to pay the piper.
—Richard Sokolsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2016
Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Other new projects on the radar include ZDF’s Pied Piper horror series Hameln, which sees the children taken by the piper return to the modern-day village from which they were abducted.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
The United States has arrived at this long-overdue moment for Saudi Arabia to pay the piper.
—Richard Sokolsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2016
Following long minutes of silence, a dirge of bagpipes began streaming from the church, suddenly growing loud as 10 pipers emerged with a corps of drummers behind, playing on as pallbearers rolled the casket out.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Other new projects on the radar include ZDF’s Pied Piper horror series Hameln, which sees the children taken by the piper return to the modern-day village from which they were abducted.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piper
Noun
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The daughter of a church organist, Flack began playing classical piano at a young age.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bottom 12, eliminated from at least next two ballots Helen Dell, 22.7% (18.3%): More love than expected for the long-time stadium organist.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In December of 2024, Bhad Bhabie, born Danielle Bregoli, accused the daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker of trying to steal Le Vaughn from her.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The group — which also includes drummer Carlos Guerrero, bassist Brian Ortega and guitarist/bajo quinto player Beto Acosta — hopes to eventually open up the space for visiting collaborators and friends to crash there.—
Paula Mejía,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2025
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Arakawa was a classical pianist and a co-founder of a home furnishing business, according to the Associated Press.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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The actor, his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, along with a dog, were found dead by neighborhood security officials, at their New Mexico home on Wednesday.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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The residences of many important artists have been lost, including those of the jazz saxophonist Benny Maupin, 84, and the jazz trumpeter Bobby Bradford, 90, whose collections of musical instruments were also destroyed.—
Sam Lubell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But the Black Bottom neighborhood is a center of the city’s music scene, and the Paradise Cafe is one of its oldest jazz clubs, one that trumpeter and bandleader Blue has inherited from his parents.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ayers began to gain widespread recognition for his collaboration with flutist Herbie Mann.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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Celeb flutist Nestor Torres chatted with Miami Beach’s First Couple from the sidelines, inquiring as to what the insanity was all about.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Colorful wall paintings with a variety of scenes, including men and women dancing alongside a flautist, a woman next to two men, and a metal workshop were found in tomb number 6438.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The rapper and flautist will reschedule his show for a later date and time.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
27 Mar. 2024
Noun
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As a soloist, Mars has only released three full-lengths.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Their promise to continue making music both as a group and as soloists wasn’t empty.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2025
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The track features the same lineup as the duo’s 2022 collaboration: DiFranco on vocals, Gossard on guitar, keyboardist Josh Evans, saxophonist Skerik, and percussionist Stanton Moore.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Latin jazz and jazz tradition has blossomed with percussionist and composer Bobby Sanabria, who is of Puerto Rican descent, along with Arturo O’Farrell, David Virelles, Melvis Santa, Carlos Henriques, and Omar Sosa, who fuses Afro Cuban jazz, blues and Santeria chants.—
Ronald E. Scott,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Piper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piper. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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