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adjective

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verb

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Recent Examples of frolic
Noun
In the video, Marina frolics with a star on her cheek in some scenes. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025 The team of researchers released video footage capturing almost a decade of the small white creatures’ arctic frolics, providing a rare look at how polar bear cubs behave when emerging from their dens. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024 Parent heaven: a place to hang out under shade trees while the little ones frolic. Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
Verb
For visitors who want to spend most of their vacation frolicking in the sand, but also want some mountain air, the relatively short Rim of the World Scenic Byway offers an easy weekend getaway to the rockier terrain of the Inland Empire. Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025 On Wednesday, the former Pussycat Dolls singer marked her birthday by sharing two Instagram videos in which she was seen striking various poses and frolicking on a rocky beach. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for frolic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frolic
Noun
  • The prank involves a person or persons going up to a random house and ringing the doorbell before running away.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Frightening as these prank calls are, their recipients refuse to take the message seriously, because surely the whole thing is just a macabre practical joke.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, Henley would end up entangled in the spree of crimes that Corll was secretly committing.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • They’ve been lured into a buying spree after cut-to-the-bone positioning in the spring cleared the path to return in recent months as the S&P 500 rallied almost 30% from its April low.
    Jessica Menton, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These 10 items help create a sanctuary that reduces stress and promotes relaxation.
    Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Practicing answers, rehearsing entry and exit routines, and using relaxation techniques can help candidates present calmer faces during interviews.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Dad was proof that life didn’t end—indeed, could become more joyful—after sobriety.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Bangladeshi pre-wedding party was filled with joyful music and dancing, plus purifying turmeric blessings.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • To match its maritime origins, it was incised with designs of cavorting Tritons and surmounted with a silver Neptune riding a hippocampus—a lot of gaudy ornament around a big brown husk.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
  • As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.
    B. Pietras June 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Triste was mixed by Chris Coady and features contributions from drummer Josh Freese and guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, with whom Lenchantin previously played in A Perfect Circle.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This second-and-8 play against Mississippi State has numerous Steve Sarkisian staples (play action from a condensed formation with pre-snap motion).
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The family adventure pic has just had its world premiere at Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival on Aug. 14 where The Yellow Affair kicked off sales to Komander’s debut feature.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Kish travels the world as host of Top Chef and for other culinary adventures.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And this immensely fun, if minor, romp from the '80s perfectly captures the decade's raunch-lite spirit and funky fashion sense.
    Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • His new film, Highest 2 Lowest, which opened Friday, flips Akira Kurosawa’s mannered 1963 staple, High and Low, into a rowdy, topical, laugh-out-loud romp (starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky) that’s as beautifully jarring as a dissonant sax solo.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025

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“Frolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frolic. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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