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
Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Already the technology has shown that these café cats tend to subtly mimic each other’s facial expressions—often in an invitation to bond through grooming or a playful romp.
—science.org, 13 Feb. 2025
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
This is a program that — just like Kasak, who remains undefeated this season — continues to romp.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
His longest road trip to date was a month-long romp through the Southwest with his wife and twin then four-year-olds.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Already the technology has shown that these café cats tend to subtly mimic each other’s facial expressions—often in an invitation to bond through grooming or a playful romp.
—science.org, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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
This is a program that — just like Kasak, who remains undefeated this season — continues to romp.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romp
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Bill Belichick ran things in his unique fashion, and as a result, the franchise had little use for the ballooning contracts and oversized bonuses that are customary in NFL free agency but tend to age poorly (the spending spree of 2021 notwithstanding).—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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While House Bill 1072 has been in the works since before the stabbing attacks on the 16th Street Mall that left one person dead, its sponsors say the spree gives it an extra emphasis.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For the first time since 2021, Boise State basketball will not be dancing in March.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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As Saxon removed his shirt and Lochlan sipped alcohol out of a shell, everyone danced under the boat’s red lighting.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
17 Mar. 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
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An early video from Honduras feels like a tourist-board commercial, with Bishop and followers frolicking in the river.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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At the Bronx Zoo in New York City, snow leopards and bears enjoyed frolicking in the flurries Tuesday.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Obviously, the White Lotus team gets a beautiful, exotic hotel for its guests to cavort around.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Or just pay close attention to the time-lapse footage of emerging cicadas or the cavorting manatees or the Darwin’s rhea, a South American ostrich that happens to be from one of the few species in the documentary that let males raise their kids.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada. Petite Martinique The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Cozens quickly hopped on a flight and arrived in Ottawa by 9 p.m. ET Friday.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
9 Mar. 2025
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Netflix added 37 million new subscribers in 2020, while Disney+ leaped to over 70 million subscribers.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Yet leaping to an all-electric mandate without the right infrastructure is an economic disaster waiting to happen, and this new electrical rate increase — up to 11.4% per household— is the first of many financial jolts to our personal budgets.—
Kris DeLair,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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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 24 Mar. 2025.
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