as in pranks
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
long-ago college capers that have become more rollicking and daring with each recounting
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as in hops
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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Recent Examples of capers
Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Add mushrooms and capers; reduce heat to medium-low to heat it back up.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Salina The middle of the seven Aeolian Islands, sleepy Salina is famed for its Malvasia wine and capers.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Add lemon juice, capers, and parsley right before serving to preserve color and flavor in this crowd-pleasing dish.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Toss sardines into this classic Mediterranean dish with olives, tomatoes, and capers.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 1 May 2026
This Italian salsa verde is a traditional herb sauce made with parsley, garlic, and capers.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Anyone returning from a city trip and regretting not having eaten a Käsekrainer at the famous Betzinger sausage stand in front of the Albertina Museum will find a snack in the suite with various cheeses, ham, gherkins, and capers—an accidental direct hit.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Bucatini con le sarde, a classic Sicilian dish with sardines and anchovies, doesn’t suffer from the pivot to going fishless, with capers filling in for the briny element.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Add mushrooms and capers; reduce heat to medium-low to heat it back up.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Salina The middle of the seven Aeolian Islands, sleepy Salina is famed for its Malvasia wine and capers.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
Add lemon juice, capers, and parsley right before serving to preserve color and flavor in this crowd-pleasing dish.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Toss sardines into this classic Mediterranean dish with olives, tomatoes, and capers.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 1 May 2026
This Italian salsa verde is a traditional herb sauce made with parsley, garlic, and capers.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Anyone returning from a city trip and regretting not having eaten a Käsekrainer at the famous Betzinger sausage stand in front of the Albertina Museum will find a snack in the suite with various cheeses, ham, gherkins, and capers—an accidental direct hit.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Bucatini con le sarde, a classic Sicilian dish with sardines and anchovies, doesn’t suffer from the pivot to going fishless, with capers filling in for the briny element.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capers
Noun
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Jokes and pranks and magic tricks.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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With nothing holding her down but a dead-end job and an aging dad, a small-town Texan girl is swiftly bedazzled by a smooth criminal drifter, and hops into his car to pursue a life less ordinary.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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Those suborbital hops were paused in January so the company could focus on New Glenn and upcoming moonshots.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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There are also programs based on nutrition, creative expression, and physical adventures.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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This is a year of new beginnings, adventures and major changes.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Demi Remick, who currently dances alongside a live iteration of the YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox, is adapting Eleanor Powell’s solos from Hollywood’s Golden Age.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Tolly Sherry dances with her son Brad at his wedding.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Pink started things literally inverted, with one of her famous aerial tricks to begin her opening number.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Here are four tricks for keeping your parked car cooler during the summer.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
Verb
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So, that’s where the story leaps off from.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Yet, with several new locations, including the Italian Alps in all of their winter glory, and a group of utterly talented actors whose chemistry leaps off the screen, the show remains a world very much worth checking out.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Coordinating Slab Backsplash Designer Paige Williams often skips the tile aisle and opts for the seamless look of slab backsplashes instead.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
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The third approach skips identity entirely and focuses on economic signals.—
Kaustubh Phatak,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Johnny Knoxville sports an argyle vest paired with brown trousers to Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Dainty wallpaper wraps around the bedroom, which sports yet another fireplace and a bay window overlooking the grounds.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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“Capers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capers. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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