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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In addition, the Urban Summit played a leading role in the special election to recall former Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr.—
Freddrell Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026 -
While the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy are remembered each year, Museum officials said the women on the home front played an essential role in making Allied victory possible.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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But the suspicion the US wasn’t really a football nation was compounded at the opening ceremony, after Diana Ross danced the length of the pitch to take a penalty kick and yanked the ball far left of the goal, which was unfortunately rigged to split apart to simulate a wonder-strike.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Guests danced at a discotheque designed by Tony-winning creative force Christine Schwarzman on the mezzanine, while inside the iconic Café Carlyle, Mark Strong and Lesley Manville — stars of Oedipus and noted martini enthusiasts — curated a specialty martini bar for partygoers.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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After training sessions, the dogs frolicked on the sprawling back deck that Annie had transformed into a canine playground, complete with a swimming pool.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
15 May 2026
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The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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The New York Giants have officially hopped into the DeLorean.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Instead, when the lorries arrived with more beer, the Scots hopped aboard and helped unload the kegs themselves.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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As a sophomore, the North Dakota State recruit leaped 6 feet, 6 inches to place second.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2026
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The ball caromed high off the rim, and San Antonio’s Devin Vassell leapt to catch it.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ticket prices are skyrocketing with the league's biggest market finally back in the series, with tickets inside the Garden so hard to acquire that Knicks fans have instead bought up seats in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland as their team romped through the Eastern Conference playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Instead, Potapova battled back to even things and then quickly romped in the tiebreaker, winning 7-1.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Over two years later, Queer Eye fans learned of a feud behind the scenes when Brown skipped a series of January 2026 press interviews.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Previously, once a user skipped a lesson day, the streak was lost and started over on day one.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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“Rollicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicked. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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