caprioled

past tense of capriole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caprioled
Verb
  • Good teams have bad weeks, even bad months; the Mets started horribly last season, and romped into the National League Championship Series.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Scottie Scheffler romped to a magnificent four-shot victory to seal his first British Open title at Royal Portrush on Sunday, notching his fourth major success.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Apple skipped over a major Ultra hardware upgrade last year, giving it only a cosmetic refresh with new bands and color options.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Audits were skipped, promises were inflated, and the aftermath left not just financial damage, but reputational risk that continues to shadow the entire sector.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Facing a massive funding gap, the Chicago Board of Education bucked the mayor last week on the 2025-26 budget in a stunning vote.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • PepsiCo shares meanwhile bucked the downtrend after activist firm Elliott Investment Management took a stake in the soda maker.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Caprioled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caprioled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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