FRISKS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

frisks 1 of 2

noun

plural of frisk

as in sprees

a time or instance of carefree fun fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frisk

as in dances

to play and run about happily carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard

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In 2025, the CRT recorded 1,400 stop-and-frisks, according to data from the monitor and the NYPD. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026 And as the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tyre Nichols illustrate, stop-and-frisks against men of color can end with police using deadly force. — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 13 Dec. 2023

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Others went very practical, like Kelly Rowland’s trip to the supermarket, or embraced their inner child, as Donald Glover and Tiffany Haddish did with their sugar sprees.

— Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
This spring, college hoops teams went on staggering spending sprees, with some individual players set to earn as much as entire teams did a season ago.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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Jennifer Corey dances the Viennese Waltz with student Michael Moore Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the Denver Turnverein in Denver, Colorado.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The Dancing Queen dances like no one is watching, however, all eyes are on her.

— Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

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Once the key ingredient in beer, hops, is used in brewing, the plant’s stems and leaves are left over.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

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Lexus isn’t a name that leaps to mind when most auto enthusiasts think about performance, but the Japanese luxury marque is responsible for one of the best sports cars of the century.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Floating through her series and leaps with confidence, Rivera closed her competition with a spectacular effort to stay in contention.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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