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View synonyms for performing

performing

/ pəˈfɔːmɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of an animal) trained to perform tricks before an audience, as in a circus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Teddy Swims, known for hits such as Lose Control, said returning to the festival as a headliner after performing there in 2023 felt "like a dream".

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Liam dropped out of further education after his first year and has since moved to Los Angeles in California where he has been performing live gigs.

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Before entering politics, Mamdani had a brief venture into the world of rap: performing under the alias "Young Cardamom."

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After performing the Sun Dance and staring into the sun, he fell into a trance.

She forms a musical partnership with Lenny Kaye, and begins performing her poetry, with the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud as her spiritual inspiration.

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