as in hopping
to play and run about happily
carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard
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Recent Examples of frisking
By 2011, the New York City Police Department was stopping and frisking nearly 700,000 people a year, mostly in neighborhoods that were home to poor Black people and Latinos.
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Elizabeth Glazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
More than a decade ago, a federal court found that the New York City Police Department had been unconstitutionally stopping and frisking Black and Hispanic residents.
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Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
11 May 2026
When the 12-year-old girl gets out of the car still holding her phone, the officer immediately starts frisking her.
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Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Four dolphins appear to be frisking in the shallows at that location.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2016
Elizabeth Glazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
More than a decade ago, a federal court found that the New York City Police Department had been unconstitutionally stopping and frisking Black and Hispanic residents.
—
Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
11 May 2026
When the 12-year-old girl gets out of the car still holding her phone, the officer immediately starts frisking her.
—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Four dolphins appear to be frisking in the shallows at that location.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisking
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The artist, sporting fiery red hair and a colorful bodysuit, also jumped on a stripper pole at one point after hopping back on the sport bike.
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Ser Simon Strong shares his easy appetite for alliance-hopping.
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Though the statement was initially shared alongside a video of the two of them dancing with their 5-year-old son, Mauz Mosley Muniz, the post was removed.
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For years the company has pushed the frontier of what legged robots can do, taking inspiration from dancing, parkour, and gymnastics.
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Padres left fielder Jase Bowen retreated to the ivy and made a leaping catch.
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Bowen tried to make a leaping catch, but was unable to haul it in.
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Leaders can help curb the risk of junior employees skipping the fundamentals by pairing AI use with mentorship.
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To expedite a return to flight, Limp said, the company is not rebuilding the same pad and is skipping construction of a new transporter-erector (which would take a long time).
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Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.
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Know Them By Their Fruits, for example, shows people and animals gamboling among fruit trees, and The Bermuda Triangle of Nacogdoches shows planes crashing into the ocean, in front of a plat of the landlocked town.
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Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets.
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All along the far side of the canyon, a cluster of dots began to wink on, like fireflies cavorting in a field.
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The Knicks had piled up massive scoring margins while romping through the Eastern Conference playoffs, then were just good enough in the two games in San Antonio.
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The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.
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Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.
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However, the Scarlet Darkness Floral Smocked Dress is another stunning selection that’s under $35 now, and it’s practically made to be worn while frolicking around a European vineyard.
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“Frisking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisking. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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