caprioled

Definition of capriolednext
past tense of capriole
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Verb
  • Bayern hosts Barcelona on Saturday in the first leg of their semifinal and will hope to make amends after the Catalan club romped to a 7-1 win in their last meeting in the league phase.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In Wisconsin, where presidential elections are normally determined by statewide swings of 2% or less, Taylor romped to a massive win by racking up huge margins in deep blue cities like Milwaukee and Madison while severely eating into usual Republican margins in suburbs and rural areas.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hezbollah, the Lebanese paramilitary force, has attacked Israeli troops and targeted northern Israel with rockets and drones.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • While the man was being attacked, the woman used a shopping cart to fend off the suspect and protect the male victim.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 11 May 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
  • Jefferson, having skipped the First Congress entirely, showed up late to the second.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • The EuroBasket winner had skipped her team’s victory celebration to hop on a flight back to the WNBA team prior to receiving the news.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 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
  • During a meeting of the Budget Review Committee, Councilmember Raul Campillo argued the cuts bucked years of City Council direction to boost arts funding.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • But Disney has so far bucked the trend of divesting the legacy assets that have become a burden to most media giants in the eyes of Wall Street analysts.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 May 2026
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“Caprioled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprioled. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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