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- noun Plural form of
ventriloquist .
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Examples
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I'm thinking today about writers' voices and, as the title of the post suggests, I've characterised them as "ventriloquists" and "exhibitionists".
:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2008
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I'm thinking today about writers' voices and, as the title of the post suggests, I've characterised them as "ventriloquists" and "exhibitionists".
Archive 2008-06-01 Tim Stretton 2008
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"ventriloquists" (eggastrimthouoi), either because the translators thought that the diviner's alleged communication with the spirit was but a deception, or rather because of the belief common in antiquity that ventriloquism was not a natural faculty, but due to the presence of a spirit.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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"ventriloquists" (compare Isa 29: 4). mutter -- moan. should not, &c.
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And, yes, there are rallies in many streets by faux Colonials, whose participants are inspired by the know-nothings of the world, the Glenn Becks and the Sarah Palins - and nourished by the big money of giant corporations, the newest ventriloquists for "small business."
William Fisher: The Fall and Rise of a Lovely Day William Fisher 2010
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And, yes, there are rallies in many streets by faux Colonials, whose participants are inspired by the know-nothings of the world, the Glenn Becks and the Sarah Palins - and nourished by the big money of giant corporations, the newest ventriloquists for "small business."
William Fisher: The Fall and Rise of a Lovely Day William Fisher 2010
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His latest is called The ConVenTion, about a large gathering of ventriloquists, which has just finished shooting.
Brad Kurtzberg: Neil Leifer Scores Again With Guts and Glory Brad Kurtzberg 2011
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You've become professional ventriloquists 'dummies (Limbaugh, McConnell, Boehner, McCain, and even Palin), are pulling your vocal strings .....
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His latest is called The ConVenTion, about a large gathering of ventriloquists, which has just finished shooting.
Brad Kurtzberg: Neil Leifer Scores Again With Guts and Glory Brad Kurtzberg 2011
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His latest is called The ConVenTion, about a large gathering of ventriloquists, which has just finished shooting.
Brad Kurtzberg: Neil Leifer Scores Again With Guts and Glory Brad Kurtzberg 2011
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