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or scaramouche
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as in gracioso
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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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Far Out Ice Cream has New Zealand-style flavors, and Beard Papa's serves up cream puffs.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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The dessert highlighted cream puffs and tres leches cake.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
7 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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Each fixture looks like a big gray Lego block, with a round socket holding a bulb the size of an ostrich egg encased in a thick glass globe, like a gumball machine.—
Diego Lasarte,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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To a wild-card berth highlighted by Hedges’ smashing of an ostrich egg on the final weekend of the regular season, with yolk flying everywhere.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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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Underwood gave a sneak peak into her judging style during an episode of SiriusXM’s Music Row Happy Hour in August 2024.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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In a controversial call during the AFC Championship game, officials ruled quarterback Josh Allen short after a fourth-and-one sneak, which led to a game-winning touchdown by the Chiefs.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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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
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Historically, betting against bigs who can pass is a fool’s errand.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Here’s the deal: Chasing quick wins is a fool’s errand.—
Jonathan Wagner,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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