as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
the kids will have a grand lark at the carnival
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as in dances
to play and run about happily
we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs
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Recent Examples of larks
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for larks
Noun
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The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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So far, federal prosecutors have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Then Ross dances the line between Zionism and Judaism.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Maurice Vasquez dances in his prison cell to blaring rap music, wearing a straw hat and designer glasses.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Video of the incident posted by SBS Sport showed Vine and other cyclists on the ground as the kangaroo hops across the road, trying to avoid a throng of competitors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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But that sequence of prose idylls was the core of the collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In the video, the cat quickly leaps off the stove after turning on a burner, which ignited the items sitting on top.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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And then there’s that line about wishing you were here to see it, which leaps from his throat like a cry for help.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ben Johns generally skips indoor events such as these, while Anna Leigh Waters chose to only play Women’s Doubles here.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rag & Bone Miramar Sweatpant Jeans This Rag & Bone pair skips real zippers and buttons for a pull-on waistband.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The galaxy sports not only a bright newborn jet but also a surrounding surfeit of older material blasted out by past AGN episodes.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Samsung Magnetic Wireless Powerbank has the model number EB-U2500, sports a 5000mAh capacity and has a 15W wireless charging speed.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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After some careful shaking, the rabbit finally tumbles out of the hose.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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The glass tumbles day and night in the waves against the pebbles and sand.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Larks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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