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Recent Examples of gamesome But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral. Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamesome
Adjective
  • Hamilton’s pastor described her as faithful, joyful, ready to help and a great mom, KOB4 reported.
    Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
  • The montage also shows travel snaps from 2023, a cozy hug during a snowy getaway in 2024 and a joyful family beach day.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Winning today would not only give way to exuberant celebrations but also open up new opportunities and propel the club into a new era.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Enjoy a Blanco Crianza—lime peel and tarragon on the nose, exuberant acidity cutting through ripe melon.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even Bauman’s funniest musical bits get swallowed in the show’s frothy, frolicsome relentlessness.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Even Bauman’s funniest musical bits get swallowed in the show’s frothy, frolicsome relentlessness.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Insects, much like their human counterparts, are more lively in the spring and summer when the weather is warmer.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 20 May 2025
  • Book Club with the Rancho Santa Fe Librarians Wednesday, May 28, from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Join us for a lively discussion at the Senior Center of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Parent heaven: a place to hang out under shade trees while the little ones frolic.
    Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
Adjective
  • The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • So, any sort of guest director is directing it in a nod to a style that is so defined and buoyant and effective, that there’s things embedded into the DNA.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 May 2025
  • Zelensky’s leadership team was buoyant about the terms.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • In it, Ferguson, who is also openly gay and has been married to Justin Mikita since 2013, asked Macfarlane about his decision to publicly come out during his time on the series Brothers & Sisters.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 May 2025
  • If Bill Rusher was a closeted gay man, he was tucked back there in the far corner, next to his grandfather’s golf clubs.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025

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“Gamesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamesome. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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