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acrobat

[ak-ruh-bat] / ˈæk rəˌbæt /


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“They used me as a model in their diving program,” says Louganis, who trained as an acrobat and dancer as a child before moving to diving.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

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

Stanley rode a circus-style acrobat harness out over the crowd to a satellite stage to sing three songs near the end of the show.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

The Zamperla Group was founded by Alberto’s father, Antonio, in 1966, but traces its origins to his great-great grandfather Angelo, who married a circus horsewoman in the mid-19th century and became an acrobat.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

I bent backward until I could grab my ankles like an acrobat.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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