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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

For mum Kelly, it's her job as a circus acrobat.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025

It is tall, almost as tall as the acrobat tent but narrower.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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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