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Recent Examples of caper
Noun
This 30 minute meal is loaded with all the classic flavors of Chicken Piccata (lemon, butter, and capers), but in an even easier to make meatball format. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025 Notably, numerous high-profile cable news has-beens have legitimized Owens' outrageous laundering of a left-wing political assassination into an anti-Semitic caper. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 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 Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns. Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for caper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caper
Noun
  • Her ascent in the digital content space started out with prank phone calls and comedy sketches inspired by her Southern Belle upbringing that drew over 3 million followers on TikTok.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The show takes that fleeting prank and asks what happens when disguise isn’t a joke but a lifeline, when the mask becomes the only face the world will accept.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Europe claimed a 14-1 victory for their fourth straight win in Boston, while Team World returned the favour two years later in Vancouver, romping to a 13-2 win.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The most exciting feature is the realistic mask, though, which has mesh eyes for kids to see through while trick-or-treating, and an adjustable strap to fit their head properly.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps most frustrating, two Johnson attempts to dig into his trick bag misfired.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Quit dancing around the dialogue as Mercury and Chiron clash.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The clip finds Meg rocking camo pants, tan boots and a wool hat while dancing to the track in the studio.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rivian produces adventure-ready electric vehicles with high power outputs and exceptional ground clearance.
    Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • While the bubble feature wasn’t the biggest hit, families loved the fair value, sturdy design, and beloved characters that extended play well beyond the first adventure.
    Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And it was discovered by accident, when Delap and a few team-mates were larking about in training.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Before proceedings got under way Fallon was seen larking around at the front of the audience hall, before quickly being told to get to his seat as the pope was about to walk through the door.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN, 14 June 2024
Noun
  • Neeson’s serious demeanor juxtaposed with the playful density and bizarre escapades of his crime fighting character make for a uproarious comedy, true to the Zucker Brothers’ original tone.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The escapades of the very hot bi/pansexuals Gael (Tommy Martinez) and Malika (Zuri Adele), who is also polyamorous, really keep the lifeblood of the show circulating.
    Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, there’s still a final hurdle for Cootes to leap over in the final week of the preseason.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The piece opens with a description of an iconic photograph of Blass, leaping in ecstasy after leading his team to a World Series victory, in 1971.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Caper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caper. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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