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as in gymnast
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
a child who is a natural acrobat with a superb sense of balance
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as in chameleon
a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions
a political acrobat whose opinion on any issue is whatever will get the most votes
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Recent Examples of acrobat
The teacher draws a tightrope separating two dimensions with an acrobat occupying the space above the tightrope, and a flea, who is able to walk both above and below the tightrope.
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Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Guests traveling aboard Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas will get the opportunity to see a permanent America's Got Talent LIVE show, featuring a rotating lineup of magicians, acrobats, and singers pulled from the show and its global counterparts.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Musicians, face painters, magicians, caricature artists, and aerial acrobats show off their creativity and entertain the masses.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Squirrels are quite the acrobats themselves.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Guests traveling aboard Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas will get the opportunity to see a permanent America's Got Talent LIVE show, featuring a rotating lineup of magicians, acrobats, and singers pulled from the show and its global counterparts.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Musicians, face painters, magicians, caricature artists, and aerial acrobats show off their creativity and entertain the masses.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Squirrels are quite the acrobats themselves.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobat
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Former gymnasts immediately—and accurately—saw the season’s cancellation as a death sentence, and sought ways to intervene.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, fourteen-year-old gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored perfect 10s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of the carriers exhibit indicators of being chameleon carriers.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The color is like a burgundy-brown chameleon that could be either, and certainly looks nice regardless.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Acrobat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobat. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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