as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living
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Recent Examples of gamesome
But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery.
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Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamesome
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In the center of it all, children and adults danced together in a circle, their movements free and joyful.Edward Buckles Jr., TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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Despite the gravity of her music, her live performances are also joyful, and cheeky.Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tascioni is an exuberant person by nature, which many antagonists mistake for naivete.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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And the city’s best season, the exuberant weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, was on its way.Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Both concentrated on paintings of frolicsome, amorous bunnies.Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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But back in the aughts, before Ganni's frolicsome offering of poplin collared dresses and knee-high chelsea boots became an unofficial uniform for western women in their mid-twenties and beyond, the company dealt exclusively in cashmere.Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
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There’s lively interplay with Rick Rosato on bass and Jonathan Pinson on drums.Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Given its flavor and sensory profiles, Barbera is an ideal selection at lunch, especially as its lively acidity cuts through the fatty qualities of all types of salumi.Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun.CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
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Parent heaven: a place to hang out under shade trees while the little ones frolic.Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
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But with consumers holding strong in the face of persistent inflation, corporate profits again expected to surge and the prospect for a more business-friendly environment in Washington, the mood on Wall Street is largely buoyant heading into the new year.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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While Kamala Harris’s campaign was still ongoing, Carvey’s Biden was a comic harbinger of why the newly buoyant Dems might actually win.Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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While a number of the group's original members identified as gay, Willis was among those who didn't.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The venue was designed to be a haven for LGBTQIA+ individuals, many of whom were silently battling HIV in a country where being gay is now a crime.Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Gamesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamesome. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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