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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
The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.
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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
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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The toddler danced around, incapable of containing his energy.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pacheco danced on her college team at San Jose State, then danced professionally for the Disney Cruise Line and Great America.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Curry, the acclaimed actor known for his roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and It, played serial killer and rapist Billy Flynn in the fifth and sixth seasons of the show.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Crowder, a key component to the Heat’s run to the 2020 NBA Finals, last played in the league last season with the Sacramento Kings.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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After opening up at one of Eilish’s shows, Parks hopped in a car to head 200 miles west across the country to the Glastonbury Festival site.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026
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But by Saturday afternoon, as attendees hopped around Park City, many were also watching videos of the killing of Pretti, a Minnesota nurse, on their cellphones, and a sense of cognitive dissonance began to permeate the festival.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Real Floridians share their firsthand accounts of viral incidents, which are then recreated with irreverent humor.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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These flight attendants, dressed in Pan Am vintage uniforms, took care of passengers on a two-week, European adventure that recreated an iconic Pan Am Flying Boat route.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile, and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
1 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Weis already had his gig with Notre Dame, and everybody heard Romeo Crennel was going to Cleveland, but after McCartney did four of his songs on worldwide television, his CD’s leaped toward the top of Amazon’s Movers & Shakers list.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Children romped around in the park’s playground while adults went from booth to booth speaking with various vendors and gathering resource handouts.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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With a 56-22 dismantling of Oregon, Indiana has romped through this College Football Playoff like nothing the sport has seen in years, if ever.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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If Engstrand had stayed while maintaining his title of offensive coordinator, the Jets could have skipped the interview process required for offensive and defensive coordinators.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Last week, Brightline skipped an interest payment on a different series of bonds.—
Tom Hudson,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Frolicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frolicked. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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