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acrobat

[ak-ruh-bat] / ˈæk rəˌbæt /


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Everyone on stage mesmerizes, yet Christopher Nell as The Boy, a barrel of laughs and an acrobat, nonetheless steals the show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“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, in his 20s, fell while riding the "wheel of death" apparatus at the Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on Wednesday evening.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

Anna Lysytska, a 14-year-old acrobat, said it had been difficult at first to adapt to life in Hungary after fleeing her home in Kharkiv.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

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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