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caper

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verb

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Recent Examples of caper
Noun
The dish to try: The Feta Tempura, crowned with a thick dollop of lemon marmalade and salty caper meringue, is a decade-long favorite among those in the known. Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The caper has underscored a sense that almost nothing is on the level. Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage. Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage. Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for caper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caper
Noun
  • The abysmal prank — which ran over several toe-curling episodes — became emblematic of a season that couldn’t get off the ground.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
  • According to Gothamist, which spoke with a Collegiate faculty member who wished to remain anonymous, this year's senior prank — a tradition at the Upper West Side school in Manhattan — mimicked a border patrol checkpoint, offending several students, teachers and administrators.
    David Chiu, People.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • There is an outdoor play area for dogs, and in case of rain there is space to romp inside as well.
    Kimberly Dishongh, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
  • As the camera panned to the right, a golden retriever was spotted sitting against the orange kennel wall alone, looking on as other dogs excitedly romped around.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rea allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings, improving to 4-0 with another no-flash performance that did the trick.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Label tricks, regional cues and color considerations for better picking at the wine shop.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • There’s singing, dancing, bubbles and of course the Hot Dog Dance so synonymous with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • The music video is no different, with psychedelic graphics, bright colors and dancing Smurfs galore (with Rihanna, 37, playing Smurfette).
    Marina Watts, People.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Travel, adventure, unique experiences found in only one place on earth—those are the usual suspects.
    Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025
  • The jury found this affectionate film a breath of fresh air, delivering a peppy subtext of adventure, unity, joy for the Yugo’s fans and their families.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Jimmy Kimmel isn't fond of the Manning brothers' musical escapades.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 May 2025
  • In recent years, her globe-trotting escapades had taken her to Los Angeles, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam and beyond.
    Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • These fissures are where Islamism leaps in to segregate, cohort, and indoctrinate with antidemocratic illiberal Islamist values forming the milieu ripe for radicalization, including terrorism and evolutionary jihad.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Some cardinals want to move ahead with those upheavals, or even leap forward with bigger changes.
    Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • The journeys hop around the most striking destinations in Southeast Asia and offer guests unparalleled access to special sites and events.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
  • Since livestream cameras went up early on Wednesday, a handful of seagulls, including a seagull chick, hopped around the church's chimney, entertaining onlookers in the Vatican and those watching from screens at home.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2025

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“Caper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caper. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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