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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as in dances
to play and run about happily
carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard
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Recent Examples of frisks
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
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisks
Noun
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The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.—
Lily Wright,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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This is also the kind of transit that inspires spontaneous wellness kicks, organization sprees or maybe even a standing desk purchase.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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And Floyd Smernitch dances plenty.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Demi Remick, who currently dances alongside a live iteration of the YouTube sensation Postmodern Jukebox, is adapting Eleanor Powell’s solos from Hollywood’s Golden Age.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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With nothing holding her down but a dead-end job and an aging dad, a small-town Texan girl is swiftly bedazzled by a smooth criminal drifter, and hops into his car to pursue a life less ordinary.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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Those suborbital hops were paused in January so the company could focus on New Glenn and upcoming moonshots.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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So, that’s where the story leaps off from.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Yet, with several new locations, including the Italian Alps in all of their winter glory, and a group of utterly talented actors whose chemistry leaps off the screen, the show remains a world very much worth checking out.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Coordinating Slab Backsplash Designer Paige Williams often skips the tile aisle and opts for the seamless look of slab backsplashes instead.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
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The third approach skips identity entirely and focuses on economic signals.—
Kaustubh Phatak,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The film, which is set to bow in Un Certain Regard on May 21, tumbles through tones, swerving through pitch-black humor, empathy, fury and larger-than-life moments.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The flagellar bundle falls apart, and the cell tumbles.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Frisks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisks. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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