as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers
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as in to cavort
to play and run about happily
dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn
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Recent Examples of gambol
Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Amongst the ornate grandeur of the state rooms and bedrooms, hung in with priceless tapestries and embroideries of gambolling classical Arcadian subjects and vast likenesses of Stuart kings and queens, her work is arresting at every turn.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024
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Noun
In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.
—Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
Verb
Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls?
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Amongst the ornate grandeur of the state rooms and bedrooms, hung in with priceless tapestries and embroideries of gambolling classical Arcadian subjects and vast likenesses of Stuart kings and queens, her work is arresting at every turn.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambol
Noun
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The film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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Zuckerberg’s poaching spree is just the high-stakes version of a much older human truth: transformation is easier to imagine when someone close has already blazed the trail.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Inevitably, the moment that Margarita spies a hobby horsing class cavorting around a room in the local middle school will likely have a profound effect on the film’s audience.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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In a space formerly occupied by the finance ministry, a towering glass ceiling shelters statues that once cavorted in open courtyards.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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An over-the-top romp with horror, sci-fi, and comedy elements, Wild Zero stars the Japanese rock trio Guitar Wolf as themselves, heroically leaping into action to help a fan when the dead start attacking.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Reuters reported that the incidents happened in the hours after Florida’s Game 6 romp over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday to secure its second straight Stanley Cup.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Lorde accompanied the former with a video of herself alone throughout New York before meeting up with fans and dancing in the center of Washington Square Park.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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Even the most obsessive dancing queen will find fresh storytelling and breadth in these pages.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
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So the couple also decided to give Huckleberry an important role in their gender revel.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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The vibe, never exactly cheerful, and never leavened by a hint of even the most sarcastic sense of humor, takes a turn for the horrific one evening in the wake of the bawdy revels celebrating Tomek’s wedding.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Well, not quite, but Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin still frolicked on set during the show's recurring View Your Deal merchandising segment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Could alien microbes frolic in lakes of boiling acid or frigid liquid methane, or float in water droplets in Venus’ upper atmosphere?—
Daniel Apai,
Space.com,
15 June 2025
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My family ventured into the city one night and on a lark, stopped into the MFA.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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But the leader of the free world picked up himself when the pair called on a lark days later, delivering on an impromptu interview the White House had previously cancelled.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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From choosing the right spot to nap, to hopping on the grass, the clip perfectly captures the way both pups feel about one another.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Diggs has been island hopping this year, having also traveled to Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a solo birthday celebration in January.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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“Gambol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambol. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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