as in pranks
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 escapades
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.
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Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
The streamer still has time to decide whether Emily's eventful European escapades will continue.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Also, with his emphasis on Marty’s audacious escapades, Safdie never gets into Marty’s head—or into his body.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Much of Ely’s music focused on escapades, perseverance, and abiding by the truth.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
The graphic novel, initially published by Image Comics as a six-issue limited series, told the true story of Ness’ time after his famous Al Capone escapades.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
During her escapades, Minerva also managed to find a rogue sock on the floor and didn’t hesitate to collect it.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
No stranger to action, Verhoeven brought to life the book of the same name with a barrage of bug-blasting escapades in the 23rd century.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Marlowe’s life story is also filled with near escapes, nefarious friends, bizarre escapades.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
The streamer still has time to decide whether Emily's eventful European escapades will continue.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Also, with his emphasis on Marty’s audacious escapades, Safdie never gets into Marty’s head—or into his body.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Much of Ely’s music focused on escapades, perseverance, and abiding by the truth.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
The graphic novel, initially published by Image Comics as a six-issue limited series, told the true story of Ness’ time after his famous Al Capone escapades.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
During her escapades, Minerva also managed to find a rogue sock on the floor and didn’t hesitate to collect it.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
No stranger to action, Verhoeven brought to life the book of the same name with a barrage of bug-blasting escapades in the 23rd century.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Marlowe’s life story is also filled with near escapes, nefarious friends, bizarre escapades.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapades
Noun
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CrowdStrike senior vice president of counter adversary Adam Meyers told Fortune these techniques have been honed after years of escalating pranks in video game spaces.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Tucker, Connor and Carson began rising to TikTok fame in 2019 with their viral videos featuring lifestyle content, family pranks, comedy skits and food and sports challenges.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And every season delivers fresh adventures set against a backdrop of epic scenery.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Follow her adventures at @ashleahalpern.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Like most fiction, it’s made up of experiences, imagination, ideas, memories, emotions, speculation, knowledge and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But most of my energy is spent getting our family through the day and fighting for all of my kids to have equal access to life’s experiences.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There is no one organizational system that fits every family and lifestyle, but there are some tips and tricks that help.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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So what are their go-to tricks for creating a space worth hibernating in?—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Escapades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapades. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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