as in to dance
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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Recent Examples of cavort
As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Inevitably, the moment that Margarita spies a hobby horsing class cavorting around a room in the local middle school will likely have a profound effect on the film’s audience.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
In a space formerly occupied by the finance ministry, a towering glass ceiling shelters statues that once cavorted in open courtyards.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Studying dust devils is about more than the wow factor of these wild whirlwinds cavorting across the landscape.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Inevitably, the moment that Margarita spies a hobby horsing class cavorting around a room in the local middle school will likely have a profound effect on the film’s audience.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
In a space formerly occupied by the finance ministry, a towering glass ceiling shelters statues that once cavorted in open courtyards.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Studying dust devils is about more than the wow factor of these wild whirlwinds cavorting across the landscape.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavort
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Get ready to dance off your Thanksgiving dinner and kick off the holiday season with a night of funk, fun, and giving back.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Today the Moon in your sign is dancing with fair Venus creating pleasant feelings between you and everyone else.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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And in the volcanic waters of the Azores, dolphins might frolic with you mid-dive.—
Vanita Salisbury,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
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The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Instacart is facing an increasingly competitive landscape, with market share loss a concern as more companies hop into the grocery delivery space.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The eighth and final season of the calendar-hopping romance will drop on March 6, 2026, Starz announced Monday.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
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Celebrini was coming off a three-point game on Wednesday when the Sharks romped past the Seattle Kraken 6-1 for their fifth victory in eight games.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Richards were there to celebrate and romp as well.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Just as Victor appeared to break open, Jackson leaped into the air, stretched his right arm skyward and pulled down a dazzling one-handed catch at the 3-yard line.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lyon’s magnetism touches the entire cast, but her bits with both Killam’s Boone and Chenoweth’s Tammy really leap off the screen.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Most were teenagers skipping school, though there was a scattering of grown-ups and a couple of families with younger children.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Those numbers might seem small, but across a state of nearly eight million people, the gap represents thousands who are delaying or skipping care altogether.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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So begins a rollicking tale of superstition, a family curse and second chances.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ghosts, spirits and Newfields' Three Graces sculpture will all be part of a rollicking projection mapped on the side of Mischief Manor, also known as Lilly House.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Cavort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavort. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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