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Recent Examples of scaramouch
Much like his namesake, the scaramouch, the Mooch masquerades as a useful idiot and a sly schemer, performing both roles while never forgetting to enthrall the audience and, most important, the boss.
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Tiana Lowe, National Review, 28 July 2017
Tiana Lowe, National Review, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaramouch
Noun
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With Edusei’s fastidious beat, the orchestra played with hair-trigger precision, and a huge dynamic range, in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
8 Jan. 2022
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Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
10 Jan. 2022
Noun
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Fifth course: Giant cream puff, sugared blackberries, caramel and candied pecans.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
4 Nov. 2024
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Desserts include a sundae bar with ice cream, an assortment of toppings and a cream puff.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Oct. 2024
Noun
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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
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This made us—with all our human, mortal limitations—rather like the God of all those past centuries of belief, or should that be credulity: the God who retained and stored away everything in his motley, moveless time, in which nothing was new or old, remote or recent.—
Margaret Jull Costa,
Harper’s Magazine ,
10 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Following in the footsteps of a velvet cutout dress and a fuzzy coat embellished with ostrich feathers, these custom pieces were inspired by Venice and its artisanal flair, said de la Hogue Moran.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Here, a roundup of real-deal Hermès Birkin moments, from a brown ostrich leather style to Snehal and Jyoti Babani’s colorful carriers.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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And Dana Carvey debuted a new Elon Musk impression, the court jester to Trump’s mighty king.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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And then there’s 10 percent that are a mixture of people who see you as a jester or cartoon character who should get up and dance for them, and people who, in their head, have a full-on relationship with you and need to protect the fragile little boy from everybody else.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Below is a sneak peak at some popular songs that viewers will hear in the new episodes releasing Thursday.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Application Process Can Be Very Telling The way a company handles its job application process can offer a sneak peak into its overall organizational culture and employee experience.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Harbaugh’s antics can seem cliche and even corny at times.—
Daniel Popper,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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The show followed Allen’s Tim Taylor’s antics on both his home improvement show Tool Time and at home with his family, consisting of wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and sons Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Mark (Taran Noah Smith).—
John Russell,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Before the show was over, a Black pastor from Detroit named Lorenzo Sewell approached the podium and made a damn fool of himself.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In my view, politics have become so closely intertwined with the way people see themselves that separating the two can feel like a fool’s errand.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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