Thesaurus results for MASKER

masker

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Definition of masker

as in poser

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Recent Examples of masker Patil said the company wanted to build an ecosystem of non-pharmaceutical sleep technology rather than a single-purpose noise masker. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 Bead by bead, maskers take months crafting intricate tapestries, rich in symbolism and allegory, before constructing them into ceremonial garments ready for war. — Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025 By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras. — Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The anti-masker throws a punch and winds up with the other woman’s tooth in her fist. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

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Noun

The new clip opens with Baron Cohen’s famous poser character reintroducing himself after 20 long years.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
The latest slang to capture the Gen Z zeitgeist is a way to say poser, try-hard or fraud.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of poser

Noun

Pacino and Hopkins have both won best actor Academy Awards (two prizes in the case of the Welsh icon), and Moresco won a best original screenplay Oscar for Crash in 2005.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
On the development and production side, Lumicraft’s AI casting tool Castlink pairs actor discovery with contracting and settlement, while Reproduction’s Pre-Flow handles screenplay analysis and production data sharing.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of actor

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The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
And Art the Clown’s mime-of-mayhem harlequin ghoulishness is part of the extremity.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of mime

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The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.

— Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Francis proceeds with an over-the-top childbirth pantomime that culminates in the new dad being egged on to cut the rope umbilical cord.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

Definition of pantomime

Noun

At the University of Mississippi, a video went viral of a Black woman surrounded by white students and the white students mimicking ape-like motions toward the woman and making monkey-like calls.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
While Limbani prepared for the move, Lee stopped by to give the young ape a personal drumming performance.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

On weekdays, a steady stream of regulars stop in the light and bright space for their morning coffee and croissant or to sit for a bit with a ham and cheese sandwich and one of the shop’s seasonal specialty drinks.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Add peach preserves, vinegar and sage; toss 30 to 60 seconds till ham has a nice sear.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ham

Noun

The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026
My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.

— David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026

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