as in trick
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times
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Recent Examples of prank
The victim asked prosecutors not to pursue charges against her own relatives for pulling the prank, officials said.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Co-director Joseph Winter plays Shawn Ruddy, a YouTube prank personality who has been demonetized and deplatformed after a stunt gone wrong.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But Fleury’s jokes and pranks also kept light-hearted off the ice.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s no better or more hilarious example of the latter than the elaborate April Fools’ prank Lupe played on Bell earlier this year.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Co-director Joseph Winter plays Shawn Ruddy, a YouTube prank personality who has been demonetized and deplatformed after a stunt gone wrong.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But Fleury’s jokes and pranks also kept light-hearted off the ice.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s no better or more hilarious example of the latter than the elaborate April Fools’ prank Lupe played on Bell earlier this year.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prank
Noun
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The oldest trick in the book … foiled by those pesky Bravo cameras.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The next evolution of creative culture isn’t faster turnaround or cooler AI tricks.—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Self was in a joking mood when asked about the squad’s stellar defensive play.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jones eventually got into his joking bag, and Bleek took that opportunity to seriously set the record straight one last time.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Fall is the perfect season to take advantage of cooler temperatures and spend some time in nature—and REI’s early Black Friday sale is teeming with travel-ready deals that will majorly upgrade your adventures without breaking the bank.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Quantify has acquired worldwide sales rights to the YA adventure thriller The Queen’s Jewels, starring Carson Rowland, Katherine McNamara, Michael Evans Behling and Natalie Martinez, for an AFM launch.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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This was where they were raised, where the future Reality Bites director would goof around with the other kids in their building and shoot their escapades with a Super 8 Canon his dad bought him.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Schitt’s Creek made the calamitous Rose family famous, and their escapades can now be found in one place in Canada.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Employees who have positive AI experiences become AI advocates, driving organic adoption throughout the organization.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The six players who arrived before the start of the season did not have a single minute of Premier League experience to their name, and only Ladislav Krejci has impressed so far, with even the Czech defender’s levels dipping in the last two games.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The gory gag was a cheeky nod to Lloyd’s recent trend of ending his shows with his leading men nearly naked and slicked with stage blood.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The prosecutor’s reference in closing arguments to an image found on Flores’ computer of a woman with a ball gag in her mouth.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Preconfigured toppings include the Gold Standard (smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lemon), the Summer Girl (burrata, grated tomato) and the Brusco (Calabrian cream cheese, pistachio mortadella, honey).—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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One of those friends forged on a film set is none other than the Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren, who first met Zegler while shooting the 2023 superhero caper Shazam!—
Helen Mirren,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prank. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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