caprioled

past tense of capriole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caprioled
Verb
  • The Dodgers have romped through this postseason like they were expected to do from March through September by winning eight of their nine games.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Before taking on the captaincy, Cummins was used primarily as a strike bowler — a fast, hostile spearhead who attacked in bursts.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was done in during the second period by a mighty screen on Colorado’s first goal, and two deflections, which skipped past him.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, the governor bucked Kennedy by signing an order allowing pharmacists to continue giving COVID shots without a prescription.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Let’s check in on our normal Monday data drop on the Best Stocks list, and then Josh will comment on the technicals of these five stocks that bucked the trend on Friday.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Caprioled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprioled. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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