as in dances
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Each morning, Walter gets out his cart or walker, and Angus hops straight in, ready for that day's adventure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gaga is currently touring her seventh album with the Mayhem Ball Tour, which kicked off mid-July in Las Vegas and will stop off in Miami, New York City, Toronto and Chicago before the singer-songwriter hops the pond to cities like London, Milan, Barcelona and others.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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D'Angelo explained exactly what had happened to make that scene, in which a squirrel leaps out of the family tree, prompting the family to run around the house to try and evade it.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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David Digilio and Jesse Wigutow wrote the script that finds Jared Leto playing a supersoldier named Ares who leaps from the confines of the digital Grid into our real world.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In another development, Northwestern University chemists developed a groundbreaking method that skips the time-consuming step of sorting plastics and directly converts stubborn single-use plastics into useful products like fuels, waxes, and lubricants.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The video then skips ahead to a bruised Bond racing toward a car to chase the bellhop, initiating the first look at vehicular action gameplay.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Múlafossur Waterfall tumbles into the Atlantic below—its roar softened by Northern Fulmars wheeling overhead.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Cavorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavorts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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