1
as in plays
to spend time in aimless activity
spent the vacation day just messing around
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2
as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women
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3
as in travels
to come or be together as friends
if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messes around
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This creates a pocket of space, into which Wharton plays the ball perfectly.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025 -
When properly taken care of, your gut plays an important role in reducing your risk of colorectal cancer.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Upstairs on the sun deck, Damo flirts with the guests and works for his tip.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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The award goes to – an intense mystery, set in isolation, that flirts with genre while creating something wholly on its own.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
23 Aug. 2025
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His Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour launches December 5 in Costa Rica and travels through Mexico, Spain, and England before concluding in Italy on July 17-18.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Anderson’s camera travels through the warren of living spaces, richly layered with the objects of family life.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What Alejandro does, though, is mine that thread that connects all of these places — over their history and through its people — for what amounts to a pan-Caribbean artistic expression.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wyandotte Street, which connects to 31st Street to the south, is slightly flatter.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film follows Costner as a Civil War soldier who bonds with a Sioux tribe and adapts to their way of life.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Andor soon bonds with Klára, but later becomes infatuated with his late father, a ticket salesman with connections to the entertainment industry (escapism is a recurring motif) and an observant Jew, whose faith becomes of great interest to the boy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Obama Foundation has yet to fulfill its pledge to create a $470 million reserve fund meant to shield taxpayers if the Obama Presidential Center runs into trouble, according to recent tax filings, which show millions instead going to the Tides Foundation.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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The four-story 9,975-square-foot Funnel complex runs $350,000 per week—about the same as chartering a 160-foot private yacht.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Messes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messes%20around. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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