as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend
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Recent Examples of escapade
Michael said that shortly after Allocca fell, the teens with him posted videos of their near-fatal escapade to a closed Instagram group in which they could be seen fleeing the bridge with the victim’s phone.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Weir was always eager to share anecdotes about Garcia and their escapades.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Forget the red Porsches, promiscuous escapades, and questionable clothing choices.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
All Day Tote This roomy tote was made for spontaneous weekend trips and day-long escapades.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Weir was always eager to share anecdotes about Garcia and their escapades.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Forget the red Porsches, promiscuous escapades, and questionable clothing choices.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
All Day Tote This roomy tote was made for spontaneous weekend trips and day-long escapades.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapade
Noun
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Some in the art world speculate Banksy orchestrated the unmasking himself as a publicity stunt, consistent with his history of subversive pranks and satire.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Creator and host Eric André took the late-night talk show, a TV genre with all-too-familiar conventions, and twisted it beyond recognition with harrowing celebrity interviews, person-on-the-street stunts, jump-scare pranks, and gratuitous nudity.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Children can be seen monkeying around the billiards table, and the surrounding area offers plenty of activities to suit the whole gang—from hiking and boat tours to hair-raising seaplane adventures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The story takes listeners on a tour of Southern California subculture in the nineties, exploring themes of its extreme desert landscapes and outdoor-adventure terrain.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The only trick now is for the league to get a team to the final Monday night of the season and actually cut down the nets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Eating a balanced diet should do the trick for the majority.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While the senator comes to the position after more than a dozen years in Congress, and with the management experience of running an expanding family plumbing business in Oklahoma, he has not been seen as a key force in immigration issues.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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This creates a seamless control experience, where machines respond instantly to human actions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapade. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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