as in dancing
to play and run about happily
we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs
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Widening his friend circle and going out dancing.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Hundreds of Senegalese gathered for a public viewing in the area historically called Little Senegal in Harlem, then spilled into the streets waving flags, singing and dancing in an informal parade late into the night.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Neither is having your kids hopping about from school to school like free agents on 1-year contracts.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Travelers are chasing big moments and unforgettable experiences—think the Winter Olympics, the World Cup, or cultural festivals—rather than hopping from place to place.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Just a few weeks earlier, Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, had been cavorting with his four children at their Arlington, Texas, home, meeting his 8-year-old daughter for lunch at school and giddily planning the arrival of their fifth child.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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At the time of the attack, the children were leaping into the water off a 20-foot rock in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Ambitious Mars is leaping into your 11th House of Groups, urging you to immerse yourself in friendly groups.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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This was an indulgent gift after a busy day romping through the busy streets of London.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Dec. 2025
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The Buckeyes are romping through everyone, and that counts for something.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Birds in the steppe fly by, frolicking, and disappear somewhere in the sky, in distant silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge started the year with a private family ski holiday to the French Alps and delighted royal watchers by sharing adorable photos of a 2-year-old Prince George and a 10-month-old Princess Charlotte frolicking in the snow.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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The waiting game For years, people have managed to evade arrest by skipping work and outings for days until agents move on.—
Julie Watson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Modeling Recovery and Boundaries Sustainable performance depends on rest, yet many managers signal the opposite—working through weekends, answering emails at midnight and skipping breaks.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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