as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
one last romp before starting their new life as parents
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as in to dance
to play and run about happily
the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready
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Recent Examples of romp
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 May 2026
No shortage of fine, fizzy films already exist within the confines of this 122-minute romp, but Salvadori (not without reason) recognizes that committing to any one means sacrificing the others.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Joe Timmerman | Wisconsin Watch | Getty Images Democrats romped to a 20 percentage point victory in a race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, while Republicans won a special election for a House seat in Georgia by a far less comfortable margin than in 2024.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Beyond that, much of what made the show such a winning romp through Heaven, Hell, and all the spaces in between can be credited to the work of Sheen and Tennant, whose charming performances as an otherworldly odd couple has given Good Omens its heartbeat from the start.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 May 2026
No shortage of fine, fizzy films already exist within the confines of this 122-minute romp, but Salvadori (not without reason) recognizes that committing to any one means sacrificing the others.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Verb
In Wisconsin, where presidential elections are normally determined by statewide swings of 2% or less, Taylor romped to a massive win by racking up huge margins in deep blue cities like Milwaukee and Madison while severely eating into usual Republican margins in suburbs and rural areas.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Joe Timmerman | Wisconsin Watch | Getty Images Democrats romped to a 20 percentage point victory in a race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, while Republicans won a special election for a House seat in Georgia by a far less comfortable margin than in 2024.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romp
Noun
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Buying sprees of outlets led to owners who became highly leveraged and less able to invest in programming, which put the squeeze on suppliers such as CBS News Radio.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Apple has been on a spree of rolling out crucial health features to more people around the world.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In an Instagram carousel shared earlier this month, Alba posted a series of photos of her and her friends enjoying time on a boat, including pictures of them lounging in their bikinis, dancing, going down the slide and jet skiing.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Colorado, with an extra man, was already a hard watch with a healthy Cale Makar dancing along the blue line.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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This exuberant carnival combines a city run and a drag-queen concert with an Amazing Race-style gambol on tuk-tuks, collectively drawing thousands of participants each year—no small feat in a country where large public gatherings are legally restricted.—
Audrey Phoon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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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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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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By watching every moment of his famous subjects frolicking around the studio, we’d all be deprived of the chance to cherish the best seconds of it.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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From Babygirl to Vladimir to Bridget Jones 4, women cavorting with much younger men are all over our screens.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2026
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Those suborbital hops were paused in January so the company could focus on New Glenn and upcoming moonshots.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Not well known in the investment community, Gill hopped on Reddit to pitch reasons to invest in GameStop in the subreddit WallStreetBets.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Yet, with several new locations, including the Italian Alps in all of their winter glory, and a group of utterly talented actors whose chemistry leaps off the screen, the show remains a world very much worth checking out.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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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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“Romp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romp. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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