as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school
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as in to play
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 to romp
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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Recent Examples of rollick
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
There’s enough material for a rollicking 25-minute short in Death of a Unicorn, which unfortunately spreads its goods out over the stretch of a feature.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Yet readers found his rollicking thoughts captivating.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In addition to a rollicking musical, a savvy inside-baseball send-up of the Hindi film industry, and a celebration of cinephilia as a sustaining life force, this nearly three-hour hunk of movie is a love story stretching across decades and lifetimes.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
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But the rollicking thriller — which focuses on the machinations of Cardinals gathered in Rome to pick a new pope — is stirring up controversy with the group of people most likely to be interested in the inner workings of the church: Catholics, like Kelly.
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Starting around 2011 Endeavor went on a buying spree acquiring everything from the Professional Bull Riders to the Frieze Art Fair.—
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New England Patriots The Patriots continued their free-agent spending spree Tuesday night, adding star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a receiving group that needed a No. 1.—
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Engage Your Senses In a shared office environment, playing loud music or lighting a scented candle is frowned upon.—
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Goodrich leads all scorers with 39 points in the 106-98 loss at Chicago. 1972 — Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.—
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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.—
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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.—
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
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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).—
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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.—
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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).—
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Multiple stores have been getting facelifts, along with the area’s signature Boardwalk Inn. UCF’s downtown arts festival: Music, murder and dancing dragons UCF Celebrates the Arts, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, features theater, music, lectures, art and kids’ activities.—
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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.—
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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.—
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The lighthearted post comes just a few days after Cardi hopped on Instagram for a more disheartening reason.—
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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.—
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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollick. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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