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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
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The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Fifth course: Giant cream puff, sugared blackberries, caramel and candied pecans.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
4 Nov. 2024
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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Or just pay close attention to the time-lapse footage of emerging cicadas or the cavorting manatees or the Darwin’s rhea, a South American ostrich that happens to be from one of the few species in the documentary that let males raise their kids.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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Shy, reclusive ostriches hesitantly seek the support of antelope and zebra to remain safe from carnivores.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Art the Clown is back for one last terrifying ride, which will provide horror fans closure on the murderous jester’s arc.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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Precisely what function Brit comedian Tim Key has as a kind of court jester in a giant pigeon suit is anybody’s guess.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Listen now to hear how our BA Bake Club members conquered the recipe and hear a sneak peak at what’s to come next month!—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 2025
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On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes launched a sneak attack on the U.S. naval base at Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor, destroying more than 180 U.S. aircraft, damaging or sinking 19 U.S. naval vessels, and killing at least 2,400 Americans.—
Ronan O'Connell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Musk’s politics, work and antics outside of Tesla are apparently taking a toll.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Woll's Karen Page is one of Matt's oldest friends, and her character offers a reprieve from the superhero antics.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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So, no, the Heat coach does not view hope amid this latest 1-6 run as a fool’s errand.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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The uncertainty means that while there has been a degree of recovery in the TV market, planning too far ahead is a fool’s errand.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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