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
Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
While the film is definitely a holiday romp, Chabert says there is a slightly more serious undertone than some other Christmas romances.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
More:Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller romp through five hours of rock sing-alongs
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—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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It’s still designed with the same aggressive C3 camber for high-speed lines and the occasional freestyle romp.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
While the film is definitely a holiday romp, Chabert says there is a slightly more serious undertone than some other Christmas romances.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
And yet, just a few weeks later, Bush and Quayle romped to victory.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
More:Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller romp through five hours of rock sing-alongs
Need a break?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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Amid the big selling spree, Berkshire’s cash hoard reached $325.2 billion in the third quarter, an all-time high for the conglomerate.Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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In a 4-3 decision issued Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 60-year prison sentence for a man who went on a two-month kidnapping and robbery spree in Hamilton County.Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Refracted rainbows dance against the wallpaper and floor.Essence, Essence, 5 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
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Once thought to be bipedal, hadrosaurs are now believed to have walked on all fours, though some species may have taken the occasional awkward two-legged gambol.Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
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Capricorn One of Jupiter's least favorite signs to frolic in is Capricorn.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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The frolicking, spoiled dragons are all singing and twirling and chittering, and this is like the working-class dragon, out here just trying to survive.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Celebrities regularly cavorted in Tramp, the glitzy nightclub that first made a splash in London’s Mayfair in 1969.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Drummers beat time, firecrackers burst and fizz, and demons cavort and dance.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Enjoy the mirror-still water from the fire ring, or hop aboard the kayaks that come with the property for a scenic paddle.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Imagine hopping aboard a train with Santa and Mrs. Claus, hot chocolate in hand.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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The singer’s current single jumps from No. 20 to No. 15, leaping closer to becoming another top 10 win for the singer.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Name Greg Norton Best known for High-flying bass player for Hüsker Dü, now leaping around stages with my new band, UltraBomb! Current city Red Wing, Minnesota Really want to be On the road touring with UltraBomb.Liza Lentini, SPIN, 1 Nov. 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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The plot dissolves into sheer lunacy (in both senses of the word), as the whole company comes out to caper in a park in the moonlight — ostensibly to frighten Falstaff, but really just for the unleashed joy of taking over a public space.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2021
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“Romp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romp. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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