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Recent Examples of busker
Then linger on the touristy yet captivating Place du Tertre, a blur of bistros, buskers, and open-air artists vying for the business of getting your kids to sit for a caricature or portrait.
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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The sidewalks are dotted with buskers, and the crowds spill into the streets.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Although digital payments have helped buskers make up for a decline in cash tips, performers are still struggling.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 Aug. 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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Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The sidewalks are dotted with buskers, and the crowds spill into the streets.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Although digital payments have helped buskers make up for a decline in cash tips, performers are still struggling.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 Aug. 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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But the controversy surrounding the event with halftime performer Bad Bunny likely stoked additional interest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cort, born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948, in New Rochelle, New York, attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts for a brief period and studied acting with Stella Adler before going professional as a performer.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 54-year-old entertainer made such an impression on viewers during his on-air stint at the 2024 Summer Olympics that NBC execs had already begun plotting to bring him back for the Milan Games well before the torch was extinguished in Paris.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Anette Arinix Amazing Aga Aga is a Samoan-Pasifika producer, writer, entertainer, and creative director from Hawaiʻi whose work sits at the intersection of storytelling, comedy, and community impact.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Feb. 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 15 Feb. 2026.
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