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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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An assorted dessert bar satisfied guests' sweet tooths with lemon and key lime tartlets, cream puffs, triple chocolate brownies and chocolate chip cookies.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
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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Taiwanese officials have recently warned that China could launch a sneak attack under the guise of military exercises.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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These sneaks are heavily cushioned for long strolls, traveling, and commuting to work.—
Jenifer Calle,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The silly science lessons between each episode are also this wonderful juxtaposition of wild antics and incredibly dense science that explains how the physics of things like warp work.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Internet users couldn't get enough of her antics, leading to more than 725,000 views and over 93,000 likes on TikTok at the time of writing.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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That said, sense-making is a fool’s errand in this era.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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After a brief fool’s spring, New York City plunged once again into a cold snap.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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