1
as in cut up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close
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2
as in played
to engage in activity for amusement
he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skylarked
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Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Here, Pulisic cuts up the left channel to offer a destination for a through ball.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Through the first nine games before Green Bay’s Week 10 bye, Mosby had played seven total defensive snaps.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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Social media has played a pivotal role in this shift, allowing smaller businesses like Atlantis Vintage to thrive alongside giants such as The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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The news came alongside a new teaser, which gives a glimpse of key sequences from the game recreated in live-action.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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A number of key moments from the actual event — including the masked terrorist on the balcony — were painstakingly recreated by the team.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Skylarked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skylarked. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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