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
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
The attorney said the officers then frisked Mangione, took his backpack and other items, and blocked him from leaving the McDonald’s.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Muslim leaders found common ground with Pentecostal and Black church pastors over stop and frisk.
—Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The first teaser opens with a sequence of Wednesday going through airport security and getting stopped and frisked by a TSA agent.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
The attorney said the officers then frisked Mangione, took his backpack and other items, and blocked him from leaving the McDonald’s.
—Kara Scannell, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Officers handcuff and frisk Gray, removing a knife from his pocket, according to the DOJ.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Muslim leaders found common ground with Pentecostal and Black church pastors over stop and frisk.
—Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisk
Verb
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Over the weekend, 50 Cent hopped on Instagram to show fans a day in his life.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
27 Oct. 2025
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Leadville Railroad When in town, don’t forget to hop aboard the Leadville Railroad for a scenic journey through the high-country valleys and mining areas around the San Isabel National Forest.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gille, the suspect charged with one count of terrorism and 11 counts of assualt with intent to murder connected to a stabbing spree at a Walmart near Traverse City on July 26, is now being treated at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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So, who was Aileen Wuornos, and what happened to her after her killing spree?—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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During last week's episode, viewers saw Dylan dance with his little sister, Olivia, for Dedication Night on.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Soon enough, the Baxter Avenue Morgue, a Louisville haunted house that opened around the same time, reached out to interview the crew and asked them to dance.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For frequent flyers, saving an hour (and skipping the chaos of baggage claim) feels nothing short of revolutionary.—
Maddie Hiatt,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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More than 20% reported skipping meals entirely to make ends meet.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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Put the thing in Sport mode, and any time your right ankle twitches on the accelerator, the car absolutely leaps forward.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Oct. 2025
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But, after getting a little too close, the canine swiftly leapt back and kept a safe distance.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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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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Because of the tides, you’re forced to slow down and savor the waterfalls pouring into the ocean, cliffside beaches, forests, fog, sea lions, elephant seals, and otters frolicking not far off your path.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Frisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisk. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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