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Recent Examples of mummer Passyunk Avenue also features a replica of the mummers costume Jason wore during a parade after the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 For Martin, any rivalry between the shows is a mummer’s farce (that is, foolish). James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022 Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon. Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 May 2019 Kelce, a center for the Eagles and native of Cleveland Heights, wore a mummer's outfit that glittered. Branson Wright, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018 Attendees will be led in traditional songs from England, Ireland, and the United States, and Revels will perform a mummers play. Leslie Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2018 Troupes of mimes and acrobats, musicians and mummers were ubiquitous in early modern Europe. A. O. Scott, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mummer
Noun
  • For any other player, that brief celebration would be a pantomime of disbelief — after all, the dunk is the highest efficiency shot in the game.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Best player Emiliano Martinez has long been a pantomime villain in the Premier League.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The role of Dario was later recast in 2016–2017 and portrayed by actor Jordi Vilasuso.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • High Fidelity actor John Cusack told his followers not to bother watching the inauguration.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Entertainers such as jugglers, stilt walkers, trick ropers, aerialists and mimes are all set to perform in the plaza.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 2023, the Razzies apologized after facing backlash for nominating a 12-year-old, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, for worst actress.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • While taking on the spicy-wing challenge alongside Issa Rae, the Nope actress grilled her One of Them Days costar about her past romance with Drizzy.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
    Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The buzziest piece unveiled for last year’s show consisted of two large inflatable clown heads squished between two buildings.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Mummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mummer. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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