romped

verb

past tense of romp
as in danced
to play and run about happily the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready

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Recent Examples of romped This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026 Tuesday’s elections for the Florida Legislature saw a progressive from Kissimmee win a seat in the state House while incumbents romped in party primaries across Central Florida. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Keegan not only rescued Newcastle from relegation in 1991-92; the following campaign his team romped to the second-division title and surged into the Premier League. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026 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, 3 June 2026 Instead, Potapova battled back to even things and then quickly romped in the tiebreaker, winning 7-1. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 The Dodgers romped through a weekend at Angel Stadium, scoring 31 runs in what amounted to live batting practice against the Angels’ woeful pitching staff. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romped
  1. danced
  2. hopped
  3. leaped
  4. cavorted
  5. frolicked
  6. capered
  7. gamboled
  8. skipped
Verb
  • The potential shifting of styles is no problem for Velasquez, who has danced under Cunningham and Binda and their successors Seiwert and Krutzkamp in her time in Sacramento.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The report asserts flatly that Zucker wasn’t truthful and danced around the same accusation regarding Ballmer.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • But Meta delayed removal for days as the ad leaped from four impressions to 330.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong leaped and angled his body in a way that looked like a version of the iconic Jumpman logo.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of cavorted
Verb
  • Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Kaia Gerber and Hailey Bieber have frolicked NYC’s streets in Repetto’s slim ballet flats and pumps.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of frolicked
Verb
  • Tiny Guna capered about barefoot, hopping on the balls of his feet.
    — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2016
Definition of capered
Verb
  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Artisans invited us into their workrooms, where the creatures gamboled on tables and spilled out across every surface, awaiting coats of paint.
    — Te-Ping Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2021
Definition of gamboled
Verb
  • Wilson skipped a pass to Adams, who sent a wobbler to Kenny Golladay for a 34-yard completion.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After many other high-profile titles skipped this year’s edition, McDonagh’s film felt like the only obvious Oscar player in the bunch.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipped

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“Romped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romped. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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