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
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Getty Images for IMDb Director Alex Winter’s Adulthood might be about the secrets and struggles of America's middle-class, but there's something very British about the darkly comedic romp.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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Noun
After opening with a 59-13 romp of FCS Central Connecticut, UConn dropped a 27-20 overtime decision at Syracuse.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Getty Images for IMDb Director Alex Winter’s Adulthood might be about the secrets and struggles of America's middle-class, but there's something very British about the darkly comedic romp.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romp
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Advertisement In the late 2000s, as the climate warmed further, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loosened restrictions on well drilling and started another dam building spree.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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When a chilling new spree of murders happens 37 years later, an older Georgia (Heather Mitchell) is pulled back into the nightmare.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Quit dancing around the dialogue as Mercury and Chiron clash.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The clip finds Meg rocking camo pants, tan boots and a wool hat while dancing to the track in the studio.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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The sanctuary is home to more than 70 great apes, who frolic in a lush Florida jungle outfitted with climbing structures, swinging vines and numerous toys and enrichment activities.—
Martha Shade,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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With azure water lapping sandy beaches, lazy days spent frolicking in Lake Maggiore are a huge draw.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 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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Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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But there is also a far more practical reason for doing something as crazy as bunny hopping up the Eiffel Tower.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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One option is to hop on a seaplane—many guests staying at luxury resorts will arrive this way.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, even the normally mild-mannered Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired from the court in 2022, leaped to the defense of Reagan appointee William Young, the author of the decision Gorsuch criticized.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Daria spotted the crying woman from the consulate, now in a pink bikini and a green mesh coverup, waiting her turn to leap onto the beach.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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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 Oct. 2025.
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