as in to hop
to play and run about happily
carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard
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as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk
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Recent Examples of frisk
Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 5 July 2024
Meanwhile, just next door in Philadelphia, Mayor Parker is busy hiring hundreds of new cops, banning and criminalizing ski masks, and promising to also implement stop and frisk.
—Olayemi Olurin, Essence, 11 Mar. 2024
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Verb
As one of the officers frisked him, Benton pulled the Smith & Wesson .40 from his waistband and began firing, according to court testimony and other records.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2024
As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Noun
The organization especially engages with Black men with challenging pasts who may be targeted by stop and frisk.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 5 July 2024
Meanwhile, just next door in Philadelphia, Mayor Parker is busy hiring hundreds of new cops, banning and criminalizing ski masks, and promising to also implement stop and frisk.
—Olayemi Olurin, Essence, 11 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisk
Verb
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To reach it, plan to hike the 1.5-mile River Trail loop or hop in a kayak.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, when the pandemic began, Elaine and Arthur hopped on a video call with another couple to ask each other their 36 questions.—
Sofía Sanchez,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Jackson shared a video of himself dancing on a tribute to late Washington player Sean Taylor, who died in 2007.—
Ilana Frost,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The clip begins with an average Friday night for Millington before her son was born, and she can be seen dancing to loud music in a sparkly dress.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While Colin Jost noted that there probably was time, Murray moved right along, skipping Colin Jost entirely and putting his brother Brian Doyle-Murray in the top spot.—
Melissa Locker,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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With a forecast of single-digit temperatures and wind chills into the negatives, along with three to five inches of snow (or more), some speculated whether Messi would even try to suit up for Miami or skip the match entirely.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2025
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The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.—
Joan Oleck,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
14 July 2024
Verb
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He’s clearly picked up some of his dad’s classic moves on the stage, leaping and swinging his guitar neck like Excalibur.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The glow from the leaping blaze could be seen for miles around.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2024
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The founders, who are fans of alternative living (think vegan menus and lots of yoga mats), aspired to weave together indulgent beach vacation activities like pool lounging and frolicking on white sands with more introspective, spiritual elements.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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Add Mike Johnson dressed as a frolicking elf to any scenes featuring Christmas décor.—
Paul Rudnick,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Frisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisk. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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