barnstormer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormer
Noun
  • Also set for Montreal is the Just For Laughs comedy shorts and pilots showcase and competition presented in partnership with Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue banner.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
  • The offshoot’s pilot is penned by showrunners Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis, and will be directed by Anthony Hemingway (whose myriad TV credits include Major Crimes, Shameless and Starz’s Power Universe).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • In 2014, four Air Force servicemen were killed after a flock of Canadian geese reportedly flew through their helicopter’s windshield, knocking the pilot and copilot unconscious.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
  • This is not chatbots and copilots, this is a case of AI agents with yellow hard hats.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • Oversized aviators Mark my words: Summer’s trendiest sunglasses will be retro, oversized aviators.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The pair have been good, loyal troupers while the S.S. Monfort caught fire, then sank.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
  • The cost and the inspiration Carol, it should be noted, is a trouper.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Included among dozens of other characters are a submarine commander and his crew, a creepy coroner, a sweaty spy, an American flyboy, and even the soon-to-be spy novelist Ian Fleming.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
Noun
  • Talks for the Dune and Guardians of the Galaxy thespian joining the Amazon MGM Studios sequel haven’t even begun.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.
    Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There aren’t a lot of prospects who might turn into a staff ace, someone regularly pitching into the seventh inning with his best stuff.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • The Pirates are reportedly not fielding offers on their ace.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • With the help of a starlet named Vera, her dream of meeting him slowly takes shape.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 July 2025
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones announced her new role as most starlets do these days: on Instagram.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 25 June 2025
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“Barnstormer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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