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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Partied with rock stars, danced and sang, and racked up cash in offshore accounts.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026 -
For years, the foursome was inseparable, a creative and bold whirlwind of girlhood that sang, danced, and even filmed their way through their coming-of-age.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The third crew member, who went by Kaumu, hopped into the cab, with Prager riding shotgun.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Louis had just hopped on his sky-blue bike that morning and began to ride without training wheels, Nguyen said.—
Mindy Schauer,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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Timing each prop to the corresponding words, viewers leapt to their feet to try and get a better glimpse — and stayed there, reveling in the song’s chorus.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers have won nine World Series in their history and finished off only one of them at home, the Sunday afternoon in 1963 that Sandy Koufax leaped off the mound after completing a sweep of the Yankees.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the early-season win, Johnston earned the first star of the game with a goal and an assist as Dallas romped to a 5-2 victory.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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On a warm, summer-like afternoon at home Thursday, Westview romped to a 9-4 win over fellow Division 2 opponent El Camino.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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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
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Penn also skipped the Academy Award ceremony despite being a nominee in 1996, 2000 and 2002.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The project skipped Austin on its debut tour, making a festival slot a plausible way to introduce the material to local fans.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stocks tumbled after the Federal Reserve concluded a two-day policy meeting March 18 with no change to interest rates, citing uncertainty from the war in Iran and concerns about inflation.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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OpenSea’s valuation tumbled about 90 percent.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Gamboled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamboled. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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