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
Forget the red Porsches, promiscuous escapades, and questionable clothing choices.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapades
Noun
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Reba McEntire is a survivor — of six years of pranks!—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is an utterly throwaway slice of college comedy, rather more concerned with sports, pranks, and teen/20-something romance than getting lost on the final frontier.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For more of her adventures, delicious finds, and tiny moments, follow along on Instagram @juliaviele.—
Julia Viele,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Full Serpent is intended to offer more of Green’s adventures in a future landscape where the past is always poking through the dust, bubbling over with color and life.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On the domestic front, Vance is deeply affected by his experiences growing up in a small town in middle America, a town that had seen better days.—
Frank DeVito,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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The show can be a gentle tool for families to introduce conversations about diverse experiences and voices, helping children see that history is made up of many stories, not just one.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our focus on our own ingroup makes our brains play tricks on us.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Just another one of his show-stopping tricks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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