cameo

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Recent Examples of cameo Tom Cruise nearly took a Saturday Night Live sketch featuring his Top Gun costar Val Kilmer from memorable to iconic with a surprise cameo appearance. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Fans can expect a mix of exciting new characters alongside celebrity guest cameos. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025 The forthcoming series has received an eight-episode straight-to-series order and promises to have exciting new characters and celebrity guest cameos. Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025 In the games, the role was played to great acclaim by Ashley Johnson, who made a cameo in a season 1 flashback as Ellie's mother. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cameo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cameo
Noun
  • Archaeologists say Nitzan picked up an ancient Canaanite scarab that dates to the Middle Bronze Age.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
  • An expert has determined that the item was a Canaanite scarab from the Middle Bronze Age, around 3,800 years ago.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The ring features a principal cabochon stone, or a rounded, polished center gem.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The ring features a principal cabochon stone, or a rounded, polished center gem.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Before Nesquik's big moment in the spotlight, many of the extras and the crew members visited the alley where the bull was waiting patiently and eating carrots and full baguettes.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The dial had no baguette indexes or dial inscription, leaving just the vivid hue, platinum date window frame and tiny diamond in the case as a clue to how incredibly special this piece was.
    Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Kid Rock in the Oval Office—executive order, clad in a loud red outfit and a cowboy hat with rhinestones, executive order.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Gerstein’s favorite tool for picking up and placing rhinestones is the Crystal Katana.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Among the finds in 2024 were an 18-karat white gold solitaire diamond ring valued at $39,000 and an 18-karat gold Rolex President Oyster Perpetual Day-Date watch valued at $20,000.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Think of it like a poker-ish variant of solitaire, where you’re dealt a giant hand of cards and want to make the best hand possible with your mulligans.
    Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On Sunday, traders of every nationality were already scouring its labyrinthine International Trade City, colloquially known as simply Yiwu Market, for samples of festive baubles and tinsel.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Perez said the Legislature needs to resist the shiny new baubles dangled in front of them by lobbyists and special interest groups and cut unnecessary spending.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Three teardrop diamonds hung from the corner of each eye.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • There are all different sizes and styles of RVs, ranging from small teardrop trailers to luxurious Class A motorhomes as big as buses.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While zircons from this time period have not yet been studied, Halverson notes that previous studies of snowball Earth have tracked the presence of iron, neodymium, and osmium in the geologic record.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
  • For now, the Acasta Gneiss in northwestern Canada holds the age record at 4.03 billion years old, based on easy-to-date zircon crystals embedded in its grains.
    ByRachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Cameo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cameo. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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