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as in danced
to play and run about happily
scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach
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as in played
to engage in activity for amusement
he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week
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Recent Examples of frolicked
After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.
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Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.
—Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frolicked
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Fresh off her appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Xochitl Gomez danced to victory in DWTS season 32 with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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That vision came to life during the festival that followed the walk; attendees danced to live music and children weaved through the crowd waving pride flags.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Kornet played six minutes, missed all three of his shot attempts and finished with only two points, but the block was an epic moment.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Ward has played just nine games in left field for OKC this season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The next day, Singleton hopped on a call with her for an hour and a half.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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Prior to his work on Valerie, Storm hopped over to feature films to direct the vampire movie spoof Once Bitten, which starred the then-up-and-coming actor Jim Carrey opposite Lauren Hutton.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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On May 29, the MomTok star recreated a social media trend on Instagram for her birthday.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Through continuity of evidence, each supply chain transition must produce a verifiable, tamper-resistant evidence, and through independent verification, that evidence is not self-issued, self-declared or recreated after the fact.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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The team leapt to a 2-0 lead early in the first half thanks to the majesty and refreshing return-to-form of Christian Pulisic, who assisted on the first goal and finished off the second.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Alex Greenwood had leapt into them, but so too had the Women’s Super League title, thanks to a late winner against Liverpool.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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In his two-minute absence, Australia romped ahead 26-14 after tries by Ben Dowling and Hutchison, the latter after a spectacular restart catch by a leaping Aden Ekanayake above his head.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Instead, Potapova battled back to even things and then quickly romped in the tiebreaker, winning 7-1.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Over two years later, Queer Eye fans learned of a feud behind the scenes when Brown skipped a series of January 2026 press interviews.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Previously, once a user skipped a lesson day, the streak was lost and started over on day one.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Frolicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frolicked. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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