as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement
an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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as in to romp
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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Recent Examples of rollick
Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Though the rollicking surf town of Puerto Escondido is only 20 miles away, the hotel feels seductively unmoored from time and place, with its grounds of copal trees and 14 rooms built into jagged, Brutalist structures, each with a private rooftop pool.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
The Jernigan women’s banter flows with an easy, rollicking rhythm and wicked humor.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
On Oh Brother, Goldsmith and Dawes do so via a blend of rollicking indie-rock numbers and honest, vulnerable ballads.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The first season of Netflix’s explosive spy-thriller The Night Agent was a rollicking good time.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Though the rollicking surf town of Puerto Escondido is only 20 miles away, the hotel feels seductively unmoored from time and place, with its grounds of copal trees and 14 rooms built into jagged, Brutalist structures, each with a private rooftop pool.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
The Jernigan women’s banter flows with an easy, rollicking rhythm and wicked humor.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
On Oh Brother, Goldsmith and Dawes do so via a blend of rollicking indie-rock numbers and honest, vulnerable ballads.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollick
Noun
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The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Eagles and Chiefs played each other in the Super Bowl just two years ago, when both Jason, 37, and Travis, 35, competed with their respective teams in the 2023 game.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs, who are going for their third championship in a row, will play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While most of the experience was easy and pleasant, spent romping through the park in summer weather, providing the fantasy involved more effort on some days.—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
Verb
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The founders, who are fans of alternative living (think vegan menus and lots of yoga mats), aspired to weave together indulgent beach vacation activities like pool lounging and frolicking on white sands with more introspective, spiritual elements.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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Add Mike Johnson dressed as a frolicking elf to any scenes featuring Christmas décor.—
Paul Rudnick,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jackson shared a video of himself dancing on a tribute to late Washington player Sean Taylor, who died in 2007.—
Ilana Frost,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The clip begins with an average Friday night for Millington before her son was born, and she can be seen dancing to loud music in a sparkly dress.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Our revels are over when she’s called back on set in Nashville to continue filming Scarpetta, the Amazon TV adaptation of Patricia Cornwall’s bestselling novels about crime-solving forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, with Jamie Lee Curtis playing her sister and Ariana DeBose as her niece.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
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To reach it, plan to hike the 1.5-mile River Trail loop or hop in a kayak.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, when the pandemic began, Elaine and Arthur hopped on a video call with another couple to ask each other their 36 questions.—
Sofía Sanchez,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollick. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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