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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For three months and 32 shows, the then-13-year-old prodigy danced alongside her mom throughout the three-hour concert.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Consider Virginia McLaurin, who joyfully danced with the Obamas at age 106 and later supported youth mentoring, or Edith Renfrow Smith, now 110, whose advocacy for education continues to inspire.—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 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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Not the case in Paris, where everyone seems to have received the memo and hopped on the bandwagon.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Others who chose in-person classes, at the old Sears building in Santa Monica, hopped on a bus with an altered route each afternoon.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Reports about the party indicate that at one point, bottle girls, including one riding a motorcycle with sparklers, walked around the party, and Sánchez leapt from her seat to celebrate.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Jan. 2026
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That eventful first half also included a scuffle after Ejiofor leapt for an offensive rebound and took a hard hit from Providence’s Duncan Powell.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Johnson hauled in Moore’s pass with his right hand, and romped into the end zone while dragging a pair of defenders.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Dec. 2025
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Mountainburg 69, Life Way Christian 40 Mountainburg staked itself to an early 23-9 lead and romped past Life Way Christian.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Dec. 2025
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While Alexia skipped the red carpet, instead joining her mom and stepdad inside the premiere and at the after-party, the other three Damon girls made their third red carpet appearance with their parents.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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During a conversation with former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Camille Grammer, Richards, 54, said Lola even skipped their annual family vacation.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Canada’s prime minister will also look to boost Chinese purchases of Canadian goods — which tumbled by more than 10% last year — during his visit to Beijing this week.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average initially tumbled nearly 500 points on Monday.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mitchell was pursued on foot by police to 63 Washington Street, where he was apprehended and frisked.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Gamboled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboled. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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