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or scaramouche
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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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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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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
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This made us—with all our human, mortal limitations—rather like the God of all those past centuries of belief, or should that be credulity: the God who retained and stored away everything in his motley, moveless time, in which nothing was new or old, remote or recent.—
Margaret Jull Costa,
Harper’s Magazine ,
10 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Sabrina Carpenter walked the red carpet at the 2025 Grammys in a baby blue JW Anderson dress festooned with ostrich feathers.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2025
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Following in the footsteps of a velvet cutout dress and a fuzzy coat embellished with ostrich feathers, these custom pieces were inspired by Venice and its artisanal flair, said de la Hogue Moran.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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In the evening, fire dancers, jesters, and musicians take to the streets with spectacular performances.—
Carissa & Dino Tozzi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Giving you a sneak peak into our holy-grails below, there are plenty of moisture-replenishing face creams, protective face serums, replenishing face masks, and rejuvenating beauty tools to discover.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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Buyers will see a slate of 12 new docs in total, including sneak peaks of upcoming projects.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fans quickly pointed out that Pirate Yakuza sees RGG appearing to emulate seafaring games like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag (2013) and Skull and Bones (2024) in a similar vein, although its over-the-top nautical antics blow them out of the water.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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After the video went viral, many social media users took to the comments section to laud Troy's hilarious antics.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Both arenas are designed around performers, sometimes made to look the fool and other times a noble voice of the people, but where one lands always depends on the moment in which a joke or plea is delivered.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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Don’t let the shiny patent black leather fool you, though.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scaramouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaramouch. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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