larker

Definition of larkernext

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Noun
  • Her madcap, occasionally ultra-violent quest leads us down dark alleys in Chinatown and into chic midtown hotel bars.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • 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
  • And while the kids enjoy monkey spotting and fun activities, adults can indulge in fine dining, a spa treatment, and cultural experiences, all supported by personal ambassadors for a seamless stay.
    Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • The location provides easy access to some of the most biodiverse locations in Costa Rica around the Osa Peninsula for those who want to get up close and personal with birds, monkeys, or sloths.
    Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Tom loves Rhoda’s pairing of sweet potato and urchin, calling it something genuinely new.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
  • Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
    Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.
    Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • My mother was a total gem but also a bit of a rascal.
    Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The magic and mischief of Maradona The quality of Diego Maradona’s overall performance at the 1986 World Cup remains without parallel in the competition’s history.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Officers located and stopped a vehicle owned by Prieto, then of Hammond, who was known to police from the prior Explorer fire as well as other criminal mischief.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Yet as a child he was considered more clever than cutup.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At her very best, Emily behaves like a petulant pre-adolescent spoiled imp.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The second was more bizarre: that some nasty imp in my psyche might decide that jumping was a good idea.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Larker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larker. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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