as in trick
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times
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Recent Examples of prank
On Wednesday in a session with reporters, Jeff Ulbrich apologized to the Sanders family and the Falcons organization for the prank call.
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Brooke Sutton / Getty Images As CBS Sports reported, the prank call took place while Sanders was hosting a livestream event during the second day of the draft.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
The Squad created fun and silly content, from lip-syncs and pranks to skits and viral challenges.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In Bad Influence, teens who performed with Piper in her social media videos—which featured music videos, latest crushes, and pranks—argue that Smith was the kind of stage mom who would go to great lengths to make hilarious content.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
Brooke Sutton / Getty Images As CBS Sports reported, the prank call took place while Sanders was hosting a livestream event during the second day of the draft.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
The Squad created fun and silly content, from lip-syncs and pranks to skits and viral challenges.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In Bad Influence, teens who performed with Piper in her social media videos—which featured music videos, latest crushes, and pranks—argue that Smith was the kind of stage mom who would go to great lengths to make hilarious content.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prank
Noun
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The trick is to find multiple locations that are close enough together and decide on a menu that feels cohesive.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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The trick will be whether the Bruins are paying for a career year or reliable future performance.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The Legend of Ochi Clearly inspired by kid-centric ’80s adventure films like E.T., The Legend of Ochi tries to reach those heights as a young girl defies her father (Willem Dafoe) and teams up with a baby Ochi (a cutesy primate-looking creature) to return it to its homeland.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Know that there’s a sense of adventure whispering in the winds.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Summer promises more educational escapades, with stops in Scandinavia and then north into the Arctic, exploring Spitsbergen, Iceland, and Greenland, before Maverick heads south along the East Coast of the U.S. to the Bahamas for the winter.—
Katia Damborsky,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2025
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Whereas other música Mexicana acts have built massive audiences by singing about their more bellicose escapades, Cornejo has made a name for himself by focusing on matters of the heart.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Keep your Hall of Fame career in a strange city and give me the Crawford experience, please.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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And, much to my surprise, our northern lights experience wasn’t over quite yet; the journey from Abisko back to Stockholm often provides travelers with one last treat.—
Carinne Geil Botta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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How can any lawyer at one of the firms that have inked deals with Trump not gag at this depiction?—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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The most notable part of this gag was not the joke itself, a standard late-night quip delivered with appropriate piquancy.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The dish to try: The Feta Tempura, crowned with a thick dollop of lemon marmalade and salty caper meringue, is a decade-long favorite among those in the known.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The caper has underscored a sense that almost nothing is on the level.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prank. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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