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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
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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
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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
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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
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One of the largest birds on Earth, second only to the ostrich, Dromaius novaehollandiae is native to Australia and well-adapted to surviving in the harsh outback environment.Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The price of a pink ostrich Birkin ranges from $32,000 to $52,500.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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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
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The rookie threw it seven straight times before a sneak for a first down, a 22-yard scramble and a 2-yard Javonte Williams run.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a sneak peak a this year's cookie book with two recipes, Choco-Butterscotch Potato Chip Cookies and Peanut Butter Middles.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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Another disaster might make the Steelers or any team fools for casting their lot with Pickens.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Wednesday’s game could be a Finals preview, but predicting June’s outcomes in January feels like a fool’s errand.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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