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The brothers gaze upon commonplace sights of crowds, peddlers, and buskers with fascination and wonder.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Or, not unlike other major cities’ subway systems, what if there were buskers playing music in the skyways or more ambitious public art installations, Hanley asks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Busking for a cause Nearly every weekend over the summer, played in public places for voluntary donations as buskers.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2025
Milwaukee folk-punk buskers turned alternative radio hitmakers the Violent Femmes are also profiled.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Or, not unlike other major cities’ subway systems, what if there were buskers playing music in the skyways or more ambitious public art installations, Hanley asks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Busking for a cause Nearly every weekend over the summer, played in public places for voluntary donations as buskers.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2025
Milwaukee folk-punk buskers turned alternative radio hitmakers the Violent Femmes are also profiled.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for busker
Noun
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No performer has ever won back-to-back guest drama actor Emmys for the same role.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The determination means Lane will be the show’s only potential leading performer in this year’s Tony race.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Taraborrelli believes that revisiting a moment in time when Jackson and his music became a cultural phenomenon, as well as enlightening new generations to his otherworldliness as an entertainer, should be a reason for unity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Instead of mockery, expect mindreading when Oz Pearlman fills the entertainer slot on Saturday night.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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Above, she's pictured with Second City troupers Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas and long-time collaborator, Eugene Levy, at a 10 year reunion for the sketch show's Canadian debut.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Honey, played by Buddy Dalton, is a trouper—an older pooch unfazed by the lights and audience.—
Mary Damiano,
Miami Herald,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Busker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busker. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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