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as in gymnast
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
a child who is a natural acrobat with a superb sense of balance
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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
a political acrobat whose opinion on any issue is whatever will get the most votes
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There were multiple showtimes a night, always incorporating a monologue, group choreography, live singing, costume changes, videos, practical effects, special guests like acrobats, and improv segments.
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Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
There are acrobats with striped costumes and animal-like ears who engage in a lengthy pillow fight.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
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Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
There are acrobats with striped costumes and animal-like ears who engage in a lengthy pillow fight.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Acrobat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobat. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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