as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school
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1
as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement
an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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as in dances
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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Noun
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So far, federal prosecutors have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.—
Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Despite the designations, the gangs have continued to carry out violent killing sprees, as well as rapes and kidnappings.—
Verb
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As Cuenca plays a ball to the feet of his striker, Wilson dashes in the other direction, delaying Ibrahima Konate’s forward jump because the centre-back knows Bradley is unable to track both him and Robinson at the same time.—
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
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Maurice Vasquez dances in his prison cell to blaring rap music, wearing a straw hat and designer glasses.—
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Louis-Dreyfus played Elaine Benes, Jerry's ex-girlfriend who dances poorly and inadvertently steals intellectual property from Tom Wilson II, the creator of Ziggy.—
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From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.—
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For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.—
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The new movie Marty Supreme recreates this world.—
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The facility recreates real-world production lines and living environments and spans two floors.—
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Early in each game week, Gopie pores through film of upcoming opponents and hops on a FaceTime with Bonitto to discuss his matchup’s tendencies from recent weeks.—
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After his breakfast of eggs, bacon, orange juice and potatoes, before home games, the running back hops in his Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe SUV and drives 15 minutes through Atlanta’s notorious traffic to the stadium.—
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Creative play brightens, and feelings gently soften as the Moon leaps into your 5th House of Affection.—
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The heart leaps every now and then to hear some hot rod out there, or some motorcycle roaring late at night in glorious, mortal disregard.—
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Outside of Gillette, fans waited in lines to get into bars at Patriot Place for pregame festivities.—
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Amid all the 2026 Golden Globes festivities, there was one extra sweet TV reunion that didn’t make the broadcast.—
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“Rollicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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