Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capriole
Verb
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UConn most recently played in Boston during its 2024 national championship run, romping San Diego State and Illinois in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds to punch its ticket to Phoenix.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025 -
Yet despite the lopsided scoreline – Nadal romped to a 6-1, 6-2 victory on the Madrid clay – Moyá was also impressed by the young Spaniard on the other side of the net.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Their stories are always fun and outrageous, but there’s potential here for GTA VI to tell a genuinely affecting crime caper.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2025
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In the case of his latest caper, which follows a wealthy mogul (Benicio del Toro) and his young heir (Mia Threapleton) to his empire, that’s partially a matter of casting: Riz Ahmed and Michael Cera are among the new players ushered into his ever-growing troupe.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Verb
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For example, if China can pin down the United States in the Taiwan Strait, Russia and Iran may seize the moment to attack their neighbors.—
Mark Melton,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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There are several leaf spotting diseases that can attack hydrangeas.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21) Have a skip in your step?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Out on Monstercat, the song is the title track from a five-song, no skips EP.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 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
Noun
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The 25-year-old chucked up a long jumper at the buzzer, which took the friendliest of high bounces and magically went in.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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If a bounce or two goes differently, or if the other team just executes a bit less expertly, the result would’ve flipped.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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At the Christmas party, all the gals (minus Taylor) are frolicking around in their best black-tie-optional, cheers-ing to another year of surviving MomTok, and eating meatballs.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Nearly a hundred shiny black calves are frolicking in the pastures, including twin bulls (birthweight of 72 pounds each) whose mother is completely unruffled by this unusual occurrence and its maternal responsibilities.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Barbie dolls cavort in the office and trendy persons fill the motel’s Barbara bar.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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In their debut Talk to Me, the Philippou brothers viscerally translated the emotional experience of cavorting with the spectral.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Capriole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capriole. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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