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acrobat

[ak-ruh-bat] / ˈæk rəˌbæt /


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“It’s really fun to hear the audience react to this show,” says Serafina Walker, an actor and acrobat in the ensemble who also serves as circus captain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The sport isn’t the same without Carlos Alcaraz, its sunny, electric, endlessly scampering 23-year-old acrobat from Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

For three glorious seasons between 1983 and 1985, ‘80s kids also had the “Dungeons & Dragons” animated series with its two girl heroes: an acrobat and a thief with an invisibility cloak.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

The acrobat, aged in his 20s, fell while riding the "giant wheel of death" apparatus at the Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth on Wednesday evening.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023

Then the little acrobat spun through the air to land on top of Nyame’s fuzzy golden-gray afro.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

That word came up many times during the show’s first audition rounds as dancers, singers, magicians, acrobats and a contortionist took the stage.

From Salon ● May 31, 2025

Events this year will include Killieween’s Sinister Circus - a circus-themed trail with performers, acrobats and clowns - the Kilmarnock Halloween Running Festival and Kilmarnock Fire Station’s extravaganza, featuring live music, food and games.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

When I watch “America’s Got Talent,” I guess I’m watching the future of Olympics sports — human/dog acrobatics, human pyramids, acrobats spinning 30 feet up in the air, complex acrobatic dance groups, etc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2024

Like acrobats, the crew scurried up the masts to the upper topgallant sails that rose nearly 200 feet above us.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

His other brethren form up behind him, dancing and somersaulting with the zeal of acrobats at a carnival.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir


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