as in dancing
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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There’s also a quintet of dancing poodles named Lollipups.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025 -
In the sporty video, McRae is seen dancing in a hockey rink, doing splits at the front desk and riding around on a Zamboni.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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The 67-year-old man, later identified as Gomez, then jumped from their bedroom window to the patio cover just below, before leaping nine feet to the ground, according to the outlets.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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Early in the third quarter, Lamb tried to make a leaping touchdown catch from Dak Prescott.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Taylor Swift was hopping up and down courtside.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
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Also, while New Orleans is arguably best explored on foot, consider hopping aboard one of the city’s historic streetcars for a breezy ride between neighborhoods without having to walk in the heat.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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From Babygirl to Vladimir to Bridget Jones 4, women cavorting with much younger men are all over our screens.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2026
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There's Katharine cavorting around on her skis with her friend.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2026
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Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Knicks had piled up massive scoring margins while romping through the Eastern Conference playoffs, then were just good enough in the two games in San Antonio.—
Brian Mahoney,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Just imagine days spent frolicking at the indoor water park and Great Wolf Lodge's many other family-centric attractions, and then nights cozied up in the comfy suite inspired by the Great Outdoors (without actually having to navigate the Great Outdoors).—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
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By watching every moment of his famous subjects frolicking around the studio, we’d all be deprived of the chance to cherish the best seconds of it.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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Even in that short call, Paulson masterfully rides a roller coaster of emotion, from being starstruck over Crawford, bullied into skipping her big moment, to obliging her out of pity.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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Instead, maritime routes skipping Venezuela entirely historically have been far more dominant in getting cocaine to Mexico, where the cartels there smuggle them into the United States via various means.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Capering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capering. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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