as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
long-ago college capers that have become more rollicking and daring with each recounting
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as in to romp
to play and run about happily
as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach
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Recent Examples of caper
Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
TVLine has learned that Season 3 of the caper drama (which previously streamed on Freevee) will premiere Thursday, April 17, with the first three episodes of 10, followed by weekly drops.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
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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Noun
People come here for the fresh twists on classic Italian and pan-Mediterranean dishes—think veal tartare with bone marrow, tuna sauce and capers, or moreish culurgiones (also known as Sardinian ravioli) with pecorino, potato, mint and truffle—and stay for the creative cocktails and superb service.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
TVLine has learned that Season 3 of the caper drama (which previously streamed on Freevee) will premiere Thursday, April 17, with the first three episodes of 10, followed by weekly drops.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Feb. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caper
Noun
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Keith may have been trying to communicate resentment or exert control through his pranks.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Fagan, who died in 1969, wrote about his prank repeatedly in his column, which was called Mill Ends—named for the bits and pieces of wood left over at a lumber mill.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Laporte made 13 appearances that season, playing the full 90 minutes in almost all of them as City romped to the Premier League title.—
Steve Price,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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These four simple words will replay in your head for weeks, accompanied by the image of Aaron Pierre romping down the hallway.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This chip also drives many of the phone's artificial intelligence features, and allows the Pixel 9a to take advantage of all the same AI camera tricks introduced on the Pixel 9 smartphones in 2024.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adopting a 12-step routine full of fancy tricks and hacks simply isn’t necessary.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For the first time since 2021, Boise State basketball will not be dancing in March.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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As Saxon removed his shirt and Lochlan sipped alcohol out of a shell, everyone danced under the boat’s red lighting.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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New Zealand was beyond incredible and Princess made sure every guest got to experience it in their own way, whether that meant adventure, sightseeing or a combination of both.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.—
Thomas Saccente,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s a legion of YouTubers and TikTokers, who chronicle their day-to-day challenges and escapades while living out of their cars and vans.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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But predictably, this escapade proves to be a distraction from, rather than a solution to, their real problem.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Running around in circles Problems with denials are just the latest in an endless series of hoops that the SIV program forces Afghan applicants and American supervisors to leap through.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Waterman smashed the ball past U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner to seal the contest, then immediately leaped over the advertising boarding behind the goal and ran straight toward Henry, who sat alongside fellow broadcasters Kate Scott, Clint Dempsey and Maurice Edu.—
Martin Rogers,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This prevents the disease from hopping to other communities, Offit explains.—
Ripley Cleghorn,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2025
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With the Rangers’ loss, the Canadiens, who have two games in hand, hopped into the second wild-card spot.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Caper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caper. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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