larker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larker
Noun
  • The monkeys have bright orange fur on their limbs, tails and heads but gray fur on their backs.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Who Said What When By the time the deepfakes were discovered, Byron had resigned, the head of HR as well, and Paltrow/Reynolds had recast the discussion just enough to get the monkeys off everyone’s backs.
    Davia Temin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The first a resurgence of the Phantom Hacker attacks which trick PC users into installing rogue apps.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • From Metallica to Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates, good friend Elton John, longtime solo band guitarist Zakk Wylde, KISS’ Gene Simmons and Korn, the kind words about the beloved hard rock rogue with a heart of gold came pouring in from all quarters.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • According to the team, an increase in the presence of sunflower sea stars, either natural or artificial, may help kelp forests by deterring urchins, without requiring divers manually remove urchins.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
  • Piss off the street urchins by giving them your phone!
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The former child actors have grown up since their go-kart derby days on-screen — some have even welcomed their own little rascals off-screen.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • And now, without further ado, an ode to the rogues and rascals who make being hot and doing crimes in this galaxy so fun to watch.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But when temptation stirs and hearts wander, the whole town gets caught up in a swirl of romance, mischief and melody.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But when temptation stirs and hearts wander, the whole town gets caught up in a swirl of romance, mischief, and melody.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Noun
  • The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
  • And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Larker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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