variants
or gambolled
as in danced
to play and run about happily
dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn
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Dresses swished and dress shoes clacked against the floor as couples danced for bragging rights in one of the biggest celebrations of Black culture in KC.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Jen is also overjoyed that this journey has helped her share an unforgettable experience with her mom, who danced with her during Dedication Night.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Finesse then hopped on Instagram Live and said that he was arrested for THC vapes and not hard drugs.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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But what made this win truly unmatched wasn’t the leaderboard but the moment his son Frankie sprinted across the 18th green and leaped into his arms.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the team that led comfortably all game, that leaped ahead 20-3, went up by as much as 31-10 and had to punt just twice.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers have romped through this postseason like they were expected to do from March through September by winning eight of their nine games.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Netflix tumbled more than 10% for the week after missing earnings expectations, hit by a $619 million tax charge in Brazil.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some detainees were ordered to put their hands up against a bus as they were frisked and then shackled around their hands, ankles and waist.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Gamboled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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