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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In general, her scoring sprees feel more sustainable and less like streaky bursts of shooting.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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So far, federal prosecutors in Minnesota 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,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now, Josie dances this crazy explosion in front of her.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Far less persuasive are the uses of spontaneous modern dance sequences, whether in the flashback montages, or when Josie suddenly dances forcefully first to spite her mother whilst arguing in her studio, and later in a reconciliation scene.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Stout is a full-bodied ale that lends toasty depth and hints of malt and hops to the broth.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sappho and Hortensia are both brewed with traditional German hops and (unconventionally) whole leaf American grown hops.—
Blaine Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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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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Lancaster guard Journee Hampton (12), left, leaps to take possession of a loose ball during first half action against Austin Westlake.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unlike other MacBooks, this one skips the notch, but retains a 1080p webcam.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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Alysa Liu skips onto the ice, her gold costume a manifestation of what is to come.—
Katie Gunderman,
SELF,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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García parks his Batmobile-like Lamborghini Huracán, while Ramos sports his new Lamborghini Urus.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Zendaya sports a gold band on her ring finger in new photos posted on Instagram today.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There's something so timeless and romantic about hair that almost audibly tumbles down one's back.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Mar. 2026
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Regrettably, the series fully tumbles downhill in Episode 3.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Larks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larks. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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