larker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larker
Noun
  • Other surprises found inside this space that exists outside our reality are monkeys trained to post hate on Superman online like real-life trolls, and one creepy guy nicknamed Mister Handsome.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 17 July 2025
  • Infant subjects—aside from those excluded for fussiness, crying, or non-completion—showed no preference for a stuffed cheetah, elephant, lion, or monkey toy purportedly proffered by a human woman over one purportedly proffered by a robot.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • What is interesting about the rogue visit is that the team is owned by fiercely anti-Trump John Henry, who also owns the fiercely anti-Trump Boston Globe, which is run by his fiercely anti-Trump wife, Linda Pizzuti.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
  • While Superman clearly has a wide rogues gallery filled with powerful villains, many consider Lex Luthor to be his ultimate arch-nemesis.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Liverpool was, in short, a city that generated strong opinions and the advert was effectively sending a powerful message: even Scouse urchins drink milk.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Something tells me those wary rascals spotted us and gave us the slip.
    Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Charged with assault and criminal mischief, Altunaga was freed on supervised release at the request of a prosecutor, the newspaper reported.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
  • He was charged with criminal mischief and was being held on $500 bond, said Constable Mark Herman.
    Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 11 July 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 26 Jul. 2025.

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