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as in hijinks
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
hockey players who are known for their monkeyshines on and off the ice
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as in trick
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
on the alert for paleontological monkeyshines ever since the unmasking of Piltdown man
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Noun
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What Dangerous or Tricky People Might Do Ruda says kids should recognize common tricks that dangerous or tricky person might use to catch them off guard.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025 -
If not, there will be a new game released tomorrow with another chance to guess the categories, and Newsweek will be back with more tips and tricks to help you along!—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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There is, in fact, real stagecraft along with the buffoonery.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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At the domestic box office, Snow White was followed by Steven Soderbergh's spy caper Black Bag, which took in a meager $4.4 million in its second week of release for a $14.8 million total.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Much like Kiryu's spy caper, Pirate Yakuza takes what would be tangential in the main series — a whacky combat arena — and centers a plot around it.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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For all his tomfoolery before and after PKs, Loons director of goalkeeping Tom Fawdry was impressed with St. Clair’s poise in the big moment.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2025
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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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
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The action anime feature for everyone who couldn’t get enough of the horseplay in The Two Towers has finally cantered onto Max.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2025
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Key speeches are faithfully delivered to an audience of two, not thousands; a scene of soldiers destructively revelling on a bridge is given a different spirit by ironic, out-of-time horseplay.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The antics of the center were entering the public consciousness.—
Ben Naddaff-Hafrey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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That said, her antics heading to the Octagon and immediately following her impressive first-round submission win over Molly McCann were one of the biggest stories from UFC London.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Leonard Cohen, who spent several years in a monastery, spoke of how part of the benefit of the experience was in being denied even momentary escape from the other monks.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Now, five years after the declaration of a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and three years past seeing how torturous a death the virus can bring, Shaver says the experience gave her a new perspective on life.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Monkeyshines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkeyshines. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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