as in trick
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times
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Recent Examples of prank
The victim asked prosecutors not to pursue charges against her own relatives for pulling the prank, officials said.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Co-director Joseph Winter plays Shawn Ruddy, a YouTube prank personality who has been demonetized and deplatformed after a stunt gone wrong.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But Fleury’s jokes and pranks also kept light-hearted off the ice.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s no better or more hilarious example of the latter than the elaborate April Fools’ prank Lupe played on Bell earlier this year.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Co-director Joseph Winter plays Shawn Ruddy, a YouTube prank personality who has been demonetized and deplatformed after a stunt gone wrong.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But Fleury’s jokes and pranks also kept light-hearted off the ice.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s no better or more hilarious example of the latter than the elaborate April Fools’ prank Lupe played on Bell earlier this year.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prank
Noun
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The oldest trick in the book … foiled by those pesky Bravo cameras.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The next evolution of creative culture isn’t faster turnaround or cooler AI tricks.—
Rochelle Ratkaj,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Self was in a joking mood when asked about the squad’s stellar defensive play.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jones eventually got into his joking bag, and Bleek took that opportunity to seriously set the record straight one last time.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Cultural Appreciation Beyond the exhilarating adventures, another compelling element of the Mørketid in Norway itinerary is the intentional interaction with and support of local communities.—
Susan B. Barnes,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Places to Visit Moreton Island A 75-minute ferry from Brisbane, Moreton is the world’s third-largest sand island—a playground of turquoise lagoons, rolling dunes, and off-grid adventures for the picking.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Marlowe’s life story is also filled with near escapes, nefarious friends, bizarre escapades.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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This was where they were raised, where the future Reality Bites director would goof around with the other kids in their building and shoot their escapades with a Super 8 Canon his dad bought him.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Efforts to compete with Amazon during its ascent in the 2010s had department stores playing catchup on supply chain prowess and integrating stores with e-commerce—sometimes to the detriment of in-store experience.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Despite his lack of coaching experience at the MLB level, Vitello was named manager of the San Francisco Giants last month.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The gory gag was a cheeky nod to Lloyd’s recent trend of ending his shows with his leading men nearly naked and slicked with stage blood.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The prosecutor’s reference in closing arguments to an image found on Flores’ computer of a woman with a ball gag in her mouth.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Preconfigured toppings include the Gold Standard (smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, lemon), the Summer Girl (burrata, grated tomato) and the Brusco (Calabrian cream cheese, pistachio mortadella, honey).—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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One of those friends forged on a film set is none other than the Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren, who first met Zegler while shooting the 2023 superhero caper Shazam!—
Helen Mirren,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prank. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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