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
Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The top cop early on vowed the NYPD would police the streets constitutionally, noting that as a kid growing up in the Bronx, he and his brothers were stopped and frisked.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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
British soldiers, brought in to suppress a Catholic civil-rights movement, ran checkpoints, frisked young men, and stopped drivers for the smallest infractions.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The top cop early on vowed the NYPD would police the streets constitutionally, noting that as a kid growing up in the Bronx, he and his brothers were stopped and frisked.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
Noun
And much like stop and frisk, police disproportionately stop Black drivers in Chicago, according to our latest study examining racial bias in traffic enforcement.
—David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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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But how? How carbon offsets and ecotourism can save New Zealand Steele hops into an ATV, ostensibly to check on his cattle along the Retaruke River.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Now, fans are hopping on the Julius Randle bandwagon with the Timberwolves headed back to the Western Conference Finals.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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Cruise plays a hit man, Vincent, who forces his cabdriver, played by Jamie Foxx, to drive him around Los Angeles on a contract-killing spree.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Rather than earn its namesake by using said freedom to go on a killing spree, Murderbot decides to just… quietly binge TV shows.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Verb
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There’s singing, dancing, bubbles and of course the Hot Dog Dance so synonymous with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The music video is no different, with psychedelic graphics, bright colors and dancing Smurfs galore (with Rihanna, 37, playing Smurfette).—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Now, the 20-year-old takes daily birth control pills and skips the placebo week to suppress her menstrual cycle and preserve her right ovary – so far, it’s worked.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Instead of a college deferring an Early Decision applicant to the Regular Decision round, only to then waitlist them (this unfortunately happens), some schools are skipping the deferral and sending them directly to the waitlist.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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All the dancers make their way inside eventually, with the elderly Bolger doing his best to gambol along with them.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In similar circumstances, Andy Pilgrim sued Fire & Blood Productions for £200,000 ($267,000) in 2019, claiming to have suffered a career-limiting ankle break after leaping through a collapsing wall as a zombie warrior on Season 5’s Hardhome.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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To test explosive power, the researchers used a countermovement jump (CMJ), which simply involves squatting down then leaping as high as possible in a single motion.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
19 May 2025
Verb
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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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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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Nearly a hundred shiny black calves are frolicking in the pastures, including twin bulls (birthweight of 72 pounds each) whose mother is completely unruffled by this unusual occurrence and its maternal responsibilities.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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In an April 27 photo carousel, Meghan, 43, shared adorable snaps of Lilibet, 3, and Archie, 5, frolicking in a garden area.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Frisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisk. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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