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
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
The moral contortionist act — replete with that craven allusion, without credit, to Martin Luther King, Jr. — would have almost been impressive if it weren’t so utterly depraved.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022
There, amid worn tents and garishly painted signs, a psychic reads gullible minds and a contortionist twists like a soft pretzel.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021
He has never spoken at any great length with the contortionist, and her presence is almost as confusing as the fact that moments ago he had been somewhere else entirely.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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