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Recent Examples of romp
Noun
Combined with gin, dry and blanc vermouth, the drink pairs the distinct booziness of a traditional martini with a romp through the garden. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025 His new film, Highest 2 Lowest, which opened Friday, flips Akira Kurosawa’s mannered 1963 staple, High and Low, into a rowdy, topical, laugh-out-loud romp (starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky) that’s as beautifully jarring as a dissonant sax solo. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
But, new research reveals that — despite their vast difference in size — these marine mammals often enjoy playful interactions, much like a Great Dane romping with a Chihuahua. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for romp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romp
Noun
  • News of the talks broke last month as Paramount embarked on a dealmaking spree after closing its $8 billion merger with Skydance.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The school attack, which terrified students and parents, capped a violent spree that left at least three people dead and more than a dozen others wounded across the city.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At a time when most goalies were under 6 feet, Dryden was a towering 6-foot-4, 205 pounds, but still had nimble feet to dance around the net and kick pucks into the corners.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Once a month, guests come together to dance under the night sky at its legendary full moon parties.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • On Thursday, the 40-year-old pop star was spotted taking a dip in the ocean and frolicking on the beach in Miami, Florida.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Suicune and several other Pokémon frolicking in a picturesque stream in key artwork for Pokémon TCG Pocket's Secluded Springs expansion.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • To match its maritime origins, it was incised with designs of cavorting Tritons and surmounted with a silver Neptune riding a hippocampus—a lot of gaudy ornament around a big brown husk.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • After the calls were shared and spread across social media, the 34-year-old hopped on X to publicly apologize to Mariah The Scientist.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jimmy Uso hopped on the mic and cut an incredible promo.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thank trade and industrialization, infrastructure investment, and leaps in health and education—all accelerated by affordable technology.
    Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Woolen leaped to snag the ball but faded backward while doing so.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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