as in trick
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times
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Recent Examples of prank
After dismissing prank calls and unrelated or unreliable inquiries, his company estimates roughly 15,000 calls included claims of mistreatment by Combs.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Jeanty also discussed the drama behind the prank calls that occurred, mainly the one that was the subject of all the headlines involving Shedeur Sanders.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The age-old prank where a person rings a doorbell and runs away has become popular on the social media app, which includes several viral videos showing people participating in the trend.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
The abysmal prank — which ran over several toe-curling episodes — became emblematic of a season that couldn’t get off the ground.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Jeanty also discussed the drama behind the prank calls that occurred, mainly the one that was the subject of all the headlines involving Shedeur Sanders.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The age-old prank where a person rings a doorbell and runs away has become popular on the social media app, which includes several viral videos showing people participating in the trend.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
The abysmal prank — which ran over several toe-curling episodes — became emblematic of a season that couldn’t get off the ground.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prank
Noun
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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
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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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Every adventure, every challenge, has only strengthened our bond, reminding us the best part of this journey is doing it together.—
Shelly Peterson,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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May year 18 bring you blessings, adventures, and glorious peace.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 June 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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Tolokonnikova’s performance is born from hard, personal experience.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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One celebrity or influencer’s experience is not a blueprint for your own life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Her face became immortalized on advertisements, greeting cards, bottles of hot sauce and all manner of gag gifts; it was even used as advertising décor on flags decorating a Manhattan record store — all without permission or compensation.—
Alan K. Rode,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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One dry running gag finds poor Vahid called on to bribe workers, from security guards to hospital nurses: all cynical participants in a system that never stops exacting a toll, big or small, one way or another.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 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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“Prank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prank. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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