as in to dance
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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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.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
The Recruit Netflix Ripley Years: 2024 Length: 1 season, 8 episodes
Creator: Steven Zaillian
The first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s infamous novel since Matt Damon and Jude Law cavorted around Italy stars the phenomenal Andrew Scott as the title character, Tom Ripley.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
The Recruit Netflix Ripley Years: 2024 Length: 1 season, 8 episodes
Creator: Steven Zaillian
The first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s infamous novel since Matt Damon and Jude Law cavorted around Italy stars the phenomenal Andrew Scott as the title character, Tom Ripley.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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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The film starts at a Mediterranean party resort, where British teenager Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce) joins her two best friends for a summer holiday of drinking, dancing and chasing the freedom that comes with youth (a la Spring Breakers).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Working out arrangements in public was a gutsy move, but these are musicians used to dancing on a high wire.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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All the dancers make their way inside eventually, with the elderly Bolger doing his best to gambol along with them.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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This month alone, the Miami resident has repeatedly been spotted frolicking with boyfriend Joaquim Valente out on the water (many times on private boat trips).—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, the group appears to almost frolic through their proverbial forest, weaving geometric patterns through one another and among white fabric panels which give depth to Cessa’s projections.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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The lighthearted post comes just a few days after Cardi hopped on Instagram for a more disheartening reason.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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Solana Beach Children’s Spring Festival and Egg Hunt Solana Beach’s Children’s Spring Festival & Egg Hunt hops into La Colonia Community Park on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Eleven 0-0 draws — one every three games, in effect — is another telling statistic, especially remembering how Kompany’s team romped to the Championship title two seasons ago, scoring 87 goals in the process.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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That candidate would romp to a 538-0 victory in the Electoral College, but that election was obviously still very close.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
26 Nov. 2024
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Its biggest gain comes on the all-genre Billboard 200, where Greatest Hits leaps 16 spaces, improving from No. 93 to No. 77.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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My hair, previously a sort of pixie cut mullet with a middle part, has somehow leapt across my scalp in the night and settled into a side fringe.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2025
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In a practical sense, the move will allow Adams to skip directly to the general election in November, giving him more time to campaign unencumbered by the weight of his criminal charges.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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While often skipped for the sake of time, a base of the best eyeshadow primer is crucial to ensure your work stays put throughout the day.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the film has since become beloved by passionate fans, in part because of its rollicking soundtrack.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Her mother’s makeup looks incredible, the outfits are incredibly polished, and their performance is a rollicking good time.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Cavort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavort. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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