contortionist

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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

But once you tease out fact from fake, “Disclaimer” is a fairly straightforward revenge story, though whether or not the revenge is deserved is a central question of its contortionist plot.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Now, thanks to social media, he has begun to establish himself as a professional contortionist and is training others to do the same.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2023

Cortes is a contortionist who thrives on disruption, an oddity among the creatures of habit that baseball breeds.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

On the contrary, orthodoxy in the full sense demands a control over one's own mental processes as complete as that of a contortionist over his body.

From "1984" by George Orwell