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
All Day Tote This roomy tote was made for spontaneous weekend trips and day-long escapades.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
One of our group flew her own airplane and has great stories of her escapades.
—David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
With lovely underwater footage and philosophical yet accessible themes, this gentle marine escapade is a celebration of our bonds with wildlife.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
No one knows why; no one has a telephone in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains, so John Boy sets out into a winter storm to find his daddy, having various escapades with the quirky residents of their backwoods community—a Black preacher, a pair of old-lady bootleggers, a turkey thief—along the way.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
One of our group flew her own airplane and has great stories of her escapades.
—David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
With lovely underwater footage and philosophical yet accessible themes, this gentle marine escapade is a celebration of our bonds with wildlife.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
No one knows why; no one has a telephone in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains, so John Boy sets out into a winter storm to find his daddy, having various escapades with the quirky residents of their backwoods community—a Black preacher, a pair of old-lady bootleggers, a turkey thief—along the way.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapade
Noun
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Like anything, our pranks revolved around the zeitgeist of the time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The series will see the students at Hartley High preparing for graduation and impending adulthood, but when a revenge prank goes wrong, lead character Amerie (Ayesha Madon) and her friends are forced to cover up their secret or risk losing everything.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a city where skyscrapers reach for the clouds and streets hum with the rhythm of daily life, Hong Kong's open-air adventures offer a refreshing counterpoint, proving there's no need to choose between urban energy and natural tranquility.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Meet friends or enjoy your own solo adventure.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Wang Xindi won his first Olympic gold earlier today after landing a trick with five twists in the aerial event.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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From selecting the perfect bag, to using versatile pouches, and choosing your accessories methodically, these are my tips and tricks for personal item packing.—
Taylor Fox,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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The experience was deliberately walkable and social, mirroring the rhythm of neighborhood festivals rather than retail pop-ups.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Consistent with the rest of the hotel, the local landscape is incorporated into the design experience; there are local gems displayed in the waiting area, and the lobby has a giant window that frames a peak of the nearby Shawangunk Mountains that took my breath away.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapade. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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