caprioled

past tense of capriole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caprioled
Verb
  • In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Ticket prices are skyrocketing with the league's biggest market finally back in the series, with tickets inside the Garden so hard to acquire that Knicks fans have instead bought up seats in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland as their team romped through the Eastern Conference playoffs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Hegseth skipped their last meeting in February.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • When the final buzzer sounded in Game 5, the 7-foot-4 French phenom skipped the traditional handshake line and headed straight for the locker room.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
  • The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Comedy bucked the trend, ticking up to 71 from 69.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • In a way, Bezos bucked a trend by returning to a CEO role.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 12 June 2026
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“Caprioled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprioled. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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