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
The Americans have romped through the field in winning all six games by a combined margin of 31-1, and haven’t allowed a goal since the second period of a tournament-opening 5-1 win over Czechia.
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ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Powerful hitter romped to 6-2, 6-1 win in CIF singles finals.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Children romped around in the park’s playground while adults went from booth to booth speaking with various vendors and gathering resource handouts.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
With a 56-22 dismantling of Oregon, Indiana has romped through this College Football Playoff like nothing the sport has seen in years, if ever.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Johnson hauled in Moore’s pass with his right hand, and romped into the end zone while dragging a pair of defenders.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Mountainburg 69, Life Way Christian 40 Mountainburg staked itself to an early 23-9 lead and romped past Life Way Christian.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
On November 5, Democrats romped, from New York City to Georgia.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The Spurs went on to clinch the series at home in Game 6, and then romped to the title, while the Suns were left to wonder about one of the softest and most impactful suspension rulings in league history.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Powerful hitter romped to 6-2, 6-1 win in CIF singles finals.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Children romped around in the park’s playground while adults went from booth to booth speaking with various vendors and gathering resource handouts.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
With a 56-22 dismantling of Oregon, Indiana has romped through this College Football Playoff like nothing the sport has seen in years, if ever.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Johnson hauled in Moore’s pass with his right hand, and romped into the end zone while dragging a pair of defenders.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Mountainburg 69, Life Way Christian 40 Mountainburg staked itself to an early 23-9 lead and romped past Life Way Christian.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
On November 5, Democrats romped, from New York City to Georgia.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The Spurs went on to clinch the series at home in Game 6, and then romped to the title, while the Suns were left to wonder about one of the softest and most impactful suspension rulings in league history.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romped
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With no particular name assigned to it, the robot walked on to the stage and danced with a group of performers, drawing admiration and applause from the crowd.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The crowd danced, waved flags, and voiced their support for democracy in the country they were forced to leave decades ago.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The last time the portal was open, nearly 2,700 players hopped in, a new record.—
Devin Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Finneseth, who's rehabbing his knee, didn't have the key so Ponder hopped over the tall fence to get them inside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jacoby also leaped to intercept a pass out of the air on a corner kick late in the second half.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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Byrd and New Mexico guard Deyton Albury leaped for it, and Byrd ultimately was whistled for a foul.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Following Katherine's death, Short skipped the 2026 Actor Awards ceremony, where he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Italian, who returned from a broken left leg just before the Milan Cortina Games and then won gold in super-G and giant slalom, skipped Friday's downhill and seemed to struggle with landing the many jumps in the course.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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StubHub — Shares of the secondary ticketing marketplace tumbled 6%.—
Pia Singh,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Twitter’s stock tumbled as a result.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Romped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romped. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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