as in danced
to play and run about happily
as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach
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Joining him was two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis, who danced with Britt Stewart.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Sequins, rhinestones, and that dazzling aqua-orange palette are practically begging to be worn, danced in, and yes, painted right onto our nails.—
Abby Dupes,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
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His two-point conversion did get intercepted by Dani Dennis-Sutton, which could have been a problem — except on the very next play, Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman leapt and picked off Allar to seal the biggest win yet of Lanning’s thus-far 40-6 tenure.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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As Take Thai’s first year in business approached, Chris Cook’s parents, Faye and Roger Stinnett, hopped in their RV for a road trip from Ventura, California to Kentucky.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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So Sara hopped in a car and drove 13 hours to Texas as the search for her son continued.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Good teams have bad weeks, even bad months; the Mets started horribly last season, and romped into the National League Championship Series.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Influencers skipped the middleman and built audiences on nontraditional platforms — something Ashe had evangelized years earlier.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dimon himself skipped Glasgow, but the bank still came to the conference with a series of splashy commitments.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some detainees were ordered to put their hands up against a bus as they were frisked and then shackled around their hands, ankles and waist.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Capered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capered. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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