1
as in played
to engage in activity for amusement
an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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2
as in danced
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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The Pro Football Hall of Famer who played 17 years for the Miami Dolphins is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, served as an analyst for The NFL Today on CBS for over a decade and most importantly was in a movie with Jim Carrey and an actual dolphin.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
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Aduba, 44, played famous detective Cordelia Cupp, who was determined to solve an unexpected murder at the White House, in The Residence.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Like Spears’ 2001 performance, Carpenter also danced under rain.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lewis might be the most popular backup QB to hit the Mile High City since Drew Lock danced his way into Front Range hearts.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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McKean, whose many other roles include Charles McGill on Better Call Saul and a recent Broadway stint in a Glengarry Glen Ross revival, recently hopped on a Zoom to talk four decades of Spinal Tap.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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So Banfield hopped out of the cab and started running, making calls on a Motorola flip phone that kept losing signal.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Woolen leaped to snag the ball but faded backward while doing so.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, Tonges stepped in front of Woolen, leaped into the air and snagged the football for the game-winning score.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Good teams have bad weeks, even bad months; the Mets started horribly last season, and romped into the National League Championship Series.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Scottie Scheffler romped to a magnificent four-shot victory to seal his first British Open title at Royal Portrush on Sunday, notching his fourth major success.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Jansen, who has an atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), has skipped games in Colorado at other points in his career because pitching at high altitude could be an issue for him.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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At its event this week, Apple skipped some key details that could affect your decision.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hours after the initial shipping containers fell into the ocean, more containers tumbled onto the port side.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Synopsys — Shares tumbled 35% after the semiconductor tool supplier posted disappointing fiscal third-quarter results.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rollicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicked. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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