as in to dance
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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Recent Examples of cavort
Underwater Jetpack This sleek electric jetpack delivers effortless, dolphin-like diving, spinning, and cavorting at nine feet per second.
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J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2024
And after a week of juggling personal, professional and financial responsibilities, sometimes cavorting with singing pirates and dancing dolls simply takes the edge off.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Jackie suffered one miscarriage, lost one full-term baby at 2 days old and endured a stillbirth while her husband was cavorting with women on a boat in the Mediterranean.
—Nina Burleigh, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
No one can believe it, not me, not Jax, not the needles on the pine trees of Big Bear, not the gnats cavorting in the lake, not the pontoon boats or the bait shops, not Scheana’s ex, Rob, or his giant television.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2024
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Perhaps no one was more excited than her son, Michael, who danced in front of her during her 3-minute speech.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The bars have dancing Santas, string lights, mini Christmas trees and more.Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Amongst the ornate grandeur of the state rooms and bedrooms, hung in with priceless tapestries and embroideries of gambolling classical Arcadian subjects and vast likenesses of Stuart kings and queens, her work is arresting at every turn.Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024
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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
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After spending their summers in Alaska, humpbacks trek down to Mexico and Hawaii to give birth in subtropical waters, passing by gray whales who frolic off the California coast.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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That’s a Saint-Barth’s level of A-listers, flying and frolicking under the radar on these 40 or so islands – only eight of which are inhabited – in the Atlantic between the Bahamas and the island of Hispaniola.Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Or hop straight to the recipe and bask in the praise from your holiday-table guests.Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Available from 6 to 11 a.m., qualifying travelers simply hop on a free shuttle and store their luggage with the concierge before showering off.Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
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More:Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller romp through five hours of rock sing-alongs Dave Mason is still moving forward Despite Mason’s journeyman career playing with musical greats, his personal life often took dark turns.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
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Glenn throttled Metzenbaum in the primary, with more than 56% of the vote, and romped in the general election over Cleveland’s Republican Mayor Ralph J. Perk.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 July 2024
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Then, the two stood on top of the horse and leapt off of it into their full dance routine.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Xiaomi Auto leapt into the packed EV market only in March 2024, yet already has a hit on its hands with the SU7.Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Not everyone wants to host a grand feast for Thanksgiving — some folks prefer a takeout meal, while others would rather skip the fuss of hosting entirely.Kale Williams, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Expect some heavy attendance by the A-list of movies, TV, music, fashion, and more—and all the grand entrances and major menswear moments that come with a rollicking, late-night GQ party.GQ, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The second silence, however, lasted much longer — serving as the only ominous moment at Chavez Ravine over two otherwise rollicking, victorious Fall Classic nights.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Cavort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavort. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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