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Definition of capriolenext

capriole

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verb

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Verb
  • Instead, Potapova battled back to even things and then quickly romped in the tiebreaker, winning 7-1.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The Dodgers romped through a weekend at Angel Stadium, scoring 31 runs in what amounted to live batting practice against the Angels’ woeful pitching staff.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Add mushrooms and capers; reduce heat to medium-low to heat it back up.
    Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • The comedy crime caper follows a crew of professional shoplifters (Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige) who target a cutthroat fashion maven (Demi Moore).
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.
    Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 5 June 2026
  • Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • José Tena followed with a groundball that Tatis dove to stop and chose to throw to second for what would have been a spectacular out, only to have his low throw skip past Bogaerts.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • In the special, Guerra tackles topics including the beauty of the skip intro guy, the soundtrack to future drug commercials, and why your brain and body can’t see eye-to-eye.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite the quick start, Vegas did catch a major break on a fortunate bounce to cut the lead to 2-1, a goal that was credited to Shea Theodore.
    Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Arraez has put together a fine bounce-back season on a one-year, $12 million contract.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Tiny hangers-on are tucked into pockets and cavort in crevices.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Students disrobed and cavorted at St. Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis and Washburn University in Topeka.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
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“Capriole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capriole. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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