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as in hijinks
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
hockey players who are known for their monkeyshines on and off the ice
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as in trick
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
on the alert for paleontological monkeyshines ever since the unmasking of Piltdown man
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The secret trick of reconciliation is that Congress gets a chance to add tweaks to the budget — to reconcile it — twice every federal fiscal year.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025 -
Turn Strong Articles Into How-To Or Best-Practice Guides One of my favorite tricks is transforming strong articles into resources that stay relevant long-term, like how-to guides or best practices.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Certainly, an irreverent portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte is warranted, but at two and a half hours of alternating brutality and buffoonery, this movie really tries one’s patience.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2024
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His is a sort of erudite buffoonery that consistently tap-dances between clever, self-aware, and patently stupid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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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
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Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my need for assistance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Would that all life could be filled with such tomfoolery.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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These escapades are set in 1950 and have a handsome vintage color palette of white, gray, green, metal and wood.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Kimi Antonelli’s rookie escapades have naturally gained attention after his excellent P4 on debut in Australia.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The action anime feature for everyone who couldn’t get enough of the horseplay in The Two Towers has finally cantered onto Max.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2025
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Mike Vrabel’s back And the horseplay is going to stop, apparently.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fans can also look forward to performances by the iconic Silver Spurs Quadrille, the adorable antics of kids competing in Mutton Bustin’, and plenty of laughs courtesy of the ever-entertaining rodeo clowns.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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Chrisley Knows Best debuted on USA in 2014 and ran for 10 seasons, following the antics of Todd and Julie and their children.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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Affected partners are receiving 60 days' notice, Laura Falko, Broadcom’s head of global partner programs, marketing, and experience, told The Register.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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To have experiences with other people that were one of a kind and completely exciting and unique and engaging and revealing.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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