Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capriole
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 -
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
Noun
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From here, Section 31 seeks to operate as an irreverent caper, a profound redemption tale, and a rollicking action film to give Yeoh the opportunity to beat ass in a series of eye-catching ensembles.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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As a propellant for the story and its 97-minute runtime, switching from a sci-fi-tinged chiller to a crime caper makes sense; the genre advances Companion past its novella premise into something more robust.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The mob attacked the sick and elderly and raped multiple women, according to the report.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Government officials and local civil society leaders didn't immediately comment, though Congo's Communications Ministry said the rebels had violated ceasefire agreements and attacked Congolese troops working to avoid urban warfare and violence in Bukavu.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Once the skip at the reception area is full, the waste is emptied into the landfill, where it is then covered with inert material to minimise the release of gases or liquids and then compacted.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, base MacBook Pro models have felt like an automatic skip.—
Quentyn Kennemer,
The Verge,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.—
Joan Oleck,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
14 July 2024
Noun
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Besides the luck of the bounce, Lott was quick to bring up the health of the players — as was Montana.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The bounce in Novo Nordisk’s shares on Wednesday was encouraging.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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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For a year or two along the way, Dan's wife, Marilyn, wore a cub costume and also cavorted on the sideline.—
Neal Rubin,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Dec. 2024
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Some 500 of them cavorted at Frank Buck’s Jungle Camp on a humanmade structure called Monkey Mountain.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Capriole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capriole. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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