larker

Definition of larkernext

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Noun
  • After the Great Splintering that seemed to occur after the pandemic, digicore artists are dropping posse cuts and random madcap loosies with each other again.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Rejected at birth by his mother, he was initially cared for by zookeepers before being reintroduced to the monkey enclosure.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Punch the monkey can't catch a break.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In another, a team of researchers warns that within the decade, rogue AI might release biological weapons, wiping out nearly all of humanity.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Add to that the everyday chaos—keys, mail, laundry, and rogue receipts—and my once-tidy kitchen table is officially MIA.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • She will soon be joined on these windy cardio workouts by a scruffy urchin named Heathcliff (Owen Cooper), whom her father brings home one day.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In Victorious Cupid, Caravaggio demolished Renaissance ideals of the chubby, celestial putto by depicting a young god with the body of an Adonis and the face and feet of a cheeky street urchin.
    Tobias Grey, Air Mail, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Mozart, however, isn’t merely a puerile rascal, as his relationship with Lauren Worsham’s Constanze reveals.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Brian Douglas Laoz, 22, was charged with two counts attempted premeditated murder and one count each of shooting a deadly missile, tampering with physical evidence and criminal mischief.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
  • An arrest citation shows Rayne faces charges of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • With the Wolf system, scouts watch entire game film rather than relying on highlight tapes and cutups.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • You and Ricci, the two biggest cutups in San Antonio radio.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest-stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.
    Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
  • It’s believed that the 13th-century castle is haunted by a magical imp who frequently visits the Markomanka and Hlíza, or black, towers.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Larker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larker. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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