caprioled

Definition of capriolednext
past tense of capriole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caprioled
Verb
  • The Americans have romped through the field in winning all six games by a combined margin of 31-1, and haven’t allowed a goal since the second period of a tournament-opening 5-1 win over Czechia.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Powerful hitter romped to 6-2, 6-1 win in CIF singles finals.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Iran, Israel and the United States also have attacked oil and gas facilities since the war started, worsening supply concerns.
    Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Its national oil company declared force majeure after the country’s sole oil refinery was attacked.
    Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Makeup artists from Grayson’s team are also positioned in the wings, armed with blotting papers (Tatcha Aburatorigami papers are his go-to) and cotton buds, waiting to catch a presenter who skipped the makeup room or an actor who just won an award.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Mojtaba has skipped the hardship portion of that arc entirely.
    Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.
    Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Romance between restless second son Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), the illegitimate daughter of an earl who comes to work as a maid for the Bridgerton family, bucked Regency-era societal conventions.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs bucked that trend on Sunday chasing UCLA’s Landon Stump from the game before the third inning’s conclusion and having their most successful offensive game of the series.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Caprioled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprioled. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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