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
Weir was always eager to share anecdotes about Garcia and their escapades.
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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
One of our group flew her own airplane and has great stories of her escapades.
—David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
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
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
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
One of our group flew her own airplane and has great stories of her escapades.
—David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapades
Noun
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Originally from Strasbourg, near the German border, the French creator rose to fame on lip syncs and pranks, hopping from Instagram to YouTube to TikTok.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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Set outside of Carson City, Nevada, during the 1860s on a fictional ranch called Ponderosa, the show followed the adventures and tribulations of the Cartwright family.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
18 Feb. 2026
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Named after the 19th-Century Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston, the cat quickly garnered a large online fanbase, boasting nearly 100,000 followers as of Tuesday who closely tracked his adventures across Westminster.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Eating on the London Underground is usually frowned upon, but one of the city’s most unusual dining experiences lies at the northern end of the Victoria tube line inside a decommissioned train carriage.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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These projects highlight the strength of our franchises and our ambition to expand Ubisoft stories across multiple platforms, giving fans and broader audiences amazing immersive experiences.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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In chats among Kalshi traders on the online forum Discord, some show their reluctance to reveal their trading tricks by misdirecting.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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Coleman was known for her daring stunt tricks in the air.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Escapades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapades. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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