larkers

noun

plural of larker
as in skylarkers

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  1. monkeys
  2. urchins
  3. rascals
  4. rogues
Noun
  • Sanctuary staff quickly started separating monkeys quickly, ultimately creating two groups — those who'd experienced the virus, either by getting sick themselves or witnessing others get sick, and those who hadn't experienced the outbreak.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • From there on, CERMA (Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Médecine Aéronautique) changed its research to flying monkeys.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of monkeys
Noun
  • Their population has collapsed, allowing the urchins to chew kelp and multiply at their leisure.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Part of her effort is to incentivize more harvesting of the older, less desirable but more destructive urchins.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of urchins
Noun
  • Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of rascals
Noun
  • While fans can expect to see a new actor donning the cape and cowl, the future for Batman rogues gallery favorite Harley Quinn is a bit less clear.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • While mega oil and gas companies pay for some of the greatest intelligence in the world, even the world's greatest intelligence gatherers are subject to the whims of rogues with missile launchers.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of rogues
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