Thesaurus results for PERFORMER

performer

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as in entertainer

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Recent Examples of performer Ortiz and another performer, Magdellena Romero, were arrested. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Jensen has the vocal equivalent of a familiar face, which for another performer could become a disadvantage. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 Among the hyperscalers, the worst performer was Alphabet, shares of which sank 6% ahead of the internet giant's third-quarter earnings report next week. — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Inspired by true events that unfolded just minutes from where Groff grew up, The Amish Project is an intimate portrait of a place and a community channeled through a single performer. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 Whenever Rhys Harries’ Clayface transforms into a different person, another performer simply steps in. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The rulebook only stipulates that a performer must be credited to be eligible, which Seyfried is. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Local comics say humor can be both a creative outlet for the performer and a way to connect with others. — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Even Seyfried, who emerges in the doc’s second half as the voice of the people and the project’s most valuable performer, struggles to defend the show after watching Holmes watch it. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Unwieldy as the structure may be, who would turn down the chance to witness an iconic entertainer play the hits?

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Reba McEntire is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a multi-faceted vocalist, entertainer, actor, author and businesswoman—much like one of her country music forebears, Dolly Parton.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

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Nearly four decades after the film brought a group of dead baseball players to life with a homemade diamond on an Iowa farm, Keith Rahe and his traveling troupers are still dedicated to keeping the cornfield mystique alive.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.

— Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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