as in to dance
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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Recent Examples of cavort
Inevitably, the moment that Margarita spies a hobby horsing class cavorting around a room in the local middle school will likely have a profound effect on the film’s audience.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
In a space formerly occupied by the finance ministry, a towering glass ceiling shelters statues that once cavorted in open courtyards.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Studying dust devils is about more than the wow factor of these wild whirlwinds cavorting across the landscape.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
In a space formerly occupied by the finance ministry, a towering glass ceiling shelters statues that once cavorted in open courtyards.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Studying dust devils is about more than the wow factor of these wild whirlwinds cavorting across the landscape.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavort
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The inclusion of the Mumfords and Scottish step-dancing trad folkies Breabach kept the bill from being a full-on Nashville diaspora.—
Adam Gold,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sequins, rhinestones, and that dazzling aqua-orange palette are practically begging to be worn, danced in, and yes, painted right onto our nails.—
Abby Dupes,
Allure,
26 Sep. 2025
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An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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With azure water lapping sandy beaches, lazy days spent frolicking in Lake Maggiore are a huge draw.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Here, every September, A-listers frolic during the International Film Festival at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, the event's storied headquarters where directors and stars have toasted premieres for decades.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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DeChambeau hopped and skipped in the air like a youthful cheerleader, kicking his legs in wild directions with each leap.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The trend, popularized by creator Kathryn Smith in a viral video, encourages viewers to start their day by hopping out of bed and jumping 50 times.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Europe claimed a 14-1 victory for their fourth straight win in Boston, while Team World returned the favour two years later in Vancouver, romping to a 13-2 win.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Of course, there’s still a final hurdle for Cootes to leap over in the final week of the preseason.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The piece opens with a description of an iconic photograph of Blass, leaping in ecstasy after leading his team to a World Series victory, in 1971.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ynlimited skip the line access, free photo, VIP lanyard, free access to Field of Fear, Deadshot Alley and Phobia Sensory Overload plus 13% off retail.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now both girls are skipping classes, doing drugs, and bonding over their love of ’60s youth culture in general and the Beatles in particular.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The film features an all-star exploitation cast — including genre stalwart Barbara Steele and adult film actor Marilyn Chambers in a rare mainstream role — at their best, working from a script packed with potent ideas but which never slows its rollicking pace.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Encountering a Frenchman in a movie theatre and joining a female friend at a rollicking party, Michèle reaches romantic epiphanies. 2.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cavort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavort. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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