as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers
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as in to cavort
to play and run about happily
dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn
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Recent Examples of gambol
Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Her puppies gambol around her, looking healthy and excited, but everyone else seems momentarily stunned by this story.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
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Noun
In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.
—Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
Verb
For California’s governor, who loves gamboling on a national stage, the whole evening was a lark.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Her puppies gambol around her, looking healthy and excited, but everyone else seems momentarily stunned by this story.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambol
Noun
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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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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
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Comments On March 14, Netflix released The Electric State, a new sci-fi romp from Joe and Anthony Russo, the Avengers: Endgame directors who will soon return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Avengers: Doomsday.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Sarina Yu had two goals and Lewa White had a goal and three assists in SHP’s 7-0 romp against North Monterey County in the CCS D-V title match.—
Mike Lefkow,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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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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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The video cuts between scenes that are soaked in cold blue hues and others that are hyper-realistic, where the couple runs through city streets and frolic through parks.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Neighbors drift from apartment to apartment, frolicking or fighting, partying more than working, as the day drags on like a high that won’t go away.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Her knack for hairdressing revealed itself on a lark, though her creative sensibilities were clear from an early age.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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But in a key way, this gentle, nonjudgmental lark is timely too.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This prevents the disease from hopping to other communities, Offit explains.—
Ripley Cleghorn,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2025
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With the Rangers’ loss, the Canadiens, who have two games in hand, hopped into the second wild-card spot.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Gambol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambol. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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