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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Offering luxury-level footwear comfortable enough to be danced in at prices that their friends could stomach is the idea that had Braquet and Tenaillon pack in positions at Chloé to strike out on their own.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
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The Broncos danced on a precarious edge all day because of shortcomings almost everywhere else, some of which could pose real concerns.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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This has been one exciting week for the Swedish netminder, and Thursday night, the Wild hopped aboard the Gus Bus and rode it to the finish line of an impressive victory.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The English composer recently hopped on a Zoom with Billboard to time-warp back to the ‘70s and walk us through his friendship with Rocky Horror mastermind Richard O’Brien and spill some secrets of the Frankenstein place.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
10 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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Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick leaped up the wall to make what appeared like an incredible catch.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Grant was dazzlingly handsome, of course, but something else about him had leapt off the screen and captured her imagination.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
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While his team romped 8-0, the girls hardly felt defeated.—
Brad Lefton,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Twenty yards melting into history, Martin tumbled forward and rose grinning, his team’s fake punt gamble striking gold.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Levi Strauss tumbled 7% in premarket trading despite beating Wall Street’s expectations for earnings and guidance.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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