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lark

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verb

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Recent Examples of lark
Noun
That colossal production, which involved the construction of villages in which to film and the onscreen involvement of the host country’s armed forces, began as a lark and turned into an albatross. Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025 The trip is presented almost as a lark, something to break up the sisters’ otherwise not-that-exciting lives. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 June 2025
Verb
And it was discovered by accident, when Delap and a few team-mates were larking about in training. Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Before proceedings got under way Fallon was seen larking around at the front of the audience hall, before quickly being told to get to his seat as the pope was about to walk through the door. Christopher Lamb, CNN, 14 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for lark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lark
Noun
  • Advertisement In the late 2000s, as the climate warmed further, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loosened restrictions on well drilling and started another dam building spree.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When a chilling new spree of murders happens 37 years later, an older Georgia (Heather Mitchell) is pulled back into the nightmare.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Quit dancing around the dialogue as Mercury and Chiron clash.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The clip finds Meg rocking camo pants, tan boots and a wool hat while dancing to the track in the studio.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course, there’s still a final hurdle for Cootes to leap over in the final week of the preseason.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The piece opens with a description of an iconic photograph of Blass, leaping in ecstasy after leading his team to a World Series victory, in 1971.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.
    Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Verb
  • DeChambeau hopped and skipped in the air like a youthful cheerleader, kicking his legs in wild directions with each leap.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The trend, popularized by creator Kathryn Smith in a viral video, encourages viewers to start their day by hopping out of bed and jumping 50 times.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While his team romped 8-0, the girls hardly felt defeated.
    Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
  • The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With azure water lapping sandy beaches, lazy days spent frolicking in Lake Maggiore are a huge draw.
    Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Here, every September, A-listers frolic during the International Film Festival at the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido, the event's storied headquarters where directors and stars have toasted premieres for decades.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Lark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lark. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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