as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
one last romp before starting their new life as parents
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as in to dance
to play and run about happily
the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready
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Recent Examples of romp
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Scoot over to the Grizzly Rose for a romp on a mechanical bull, cheap drinks and bona fide country dancing.
—The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Ramona started the season by competing in the Goddess of Victoria Tournament at University City High where the Bulldogs had three champions and numerous top eight finishes to romp to the team title.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Paschal remains atop of District 7-5A Fort Worth Paschal kept its lead in District 7-5A with a 53-5 romp over Fort Worth Trimble Tech on Thursday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Scoot over to the Grizzly Rose for a romp on a mechanical bull, cheap drinks and bona fide country dancing.
—The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
Buchloh’s best essays romp through the history of genres—the female nude, the family portrait, the history painting, the Romantic landscape—to show how Richter’s work mines the past for the future.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Ramona started the season by competing in the Goddess of Victoria Tournament at University City High where the Bulldogs had three champions and numerous top eight finishes to romp to the team title.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romp
Noun
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During 2021, life science investment peaked and speculative developers went on a building spree, but today much of that space sits empty.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 37-second spree was the fastest three goals in Penguins history and the fastest three allowed by the Oilers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There were dancing gladiators and moka pots, a phalanx of runway models dressed (in Armani) in green, white and red, to represent the Italian flag.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Giant paint tubes are seen as performers dance during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
Verb
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Birds in the steppe fly by, frolicking, and disappear somewhere in the sky, in distant silence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge started the year with a private family ski holiday to the French Alps and delighted royal watchers by sharing adorable photos of a 2-year-old Prince George and a 10-month-old Princess Charlotte frolicking in the snow.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Gabriel Martinelli was next on the scene, then Jurrien Timber, who was followed by a jubilant William Saliba, cavorting like a hyperactive toddler.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Performers dance onstage, festoon the rafters overhead and cavort throughout the room in a 90-minute extravaganza.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes trains stop for days to collect goods or because of rains, the researchers say, which may give the snakes an opportunity to hop on.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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My small group hopped in a black SUV and headed out of the city.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Whether the game is a blowout or comes down to a fateful goal-line stand, loyalists of one team may leap for joy, while others might lash out in anger, pummeling their TV sets or sinking into a deep postgame funk.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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McKinnon takes serious precautions to ensure every last component of a costume stays intact, even as athletes leap, spin, and twirl at rapid pace.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2024
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“Romp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romp. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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