as in to hop
to play and run about happily
carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard
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as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk
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Recent Examples of frisk
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Verb
He was later Mirandized, frisked and arrested — and then police searched his bag.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
Officers handcuff and frisk Gray, removing a knife from his pocket, according to the DOJ.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisk
Verb
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The group just hopped on the cta and will ride in the overnight hours in an effort to combat and deter crime.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, players can take a five-foot head start, meaning the player exiting the ice only has to be within five feet of the bench before his replacement can hop on.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Luchin was charged with the spree in state court last year, but now federal prosecutors have taken the reins.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators waved signs, chanted in English and Spanish, and danced to music from portable speakers.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The marble bathroom toilets are all-singing, all-dancing affairs, with jet sprays and heated seats.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to Pinterest Predicts, more and more people are skipping one-and-done scents in favor of a unique layering experience known as scent stacking.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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But for people who skip the barber, hate appointments or just want a quick cleanup at home, the idea makes sense.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Polls show that Londoners broadly feel safe in their town, although property theft, particularly phone snatching and shoplifting, has leapt up in recent years.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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People on the patio leapt from their seats and crowded the railing, holding up their phones.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2024
Verb
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Chloe Bailey is pretty good at drinking water, frolicking on a beach, and minding her business.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a recap slide of photos from the holidays, Chamberlain gave a glimpse into her celebration, which showed Chamberlain frolicking through the snow in Rhinebeck, New York and enjoying the cozy warmth of a cabin alongside her friends.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Frisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisk. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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