as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living
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Recent Examples of gamesome
But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery.
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Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamesome
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Connecting with our heritage can bring us joy, but connecting with someone else’s heritage can be just as joyful, a gift to compliment our own precious traditions and brightening our commitment to them.Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Other images showed prisoners making a joyful exit from the city’s central prison after the rebels’ takeover.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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This production of one of the most difficult works in the Sondheim canon made an abstract musical about the opening up of Japan to Western trade in the 19th century vivid, exuberant and provocatively resonant.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Plus: Jonathan Blitzer on the coming immigration crackdown Richard Brody’s best movies of 2024 Essential works of Native American history Photograph by Kirk West / Getty Amanda Petrusich Staff writer The winter holidays can be joyous, exuberant, warming.Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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Both concentrated on paintings of frolicsome, amorous bunnies.Roberta Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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But back in the aughts, before Ganni's frolicsome offering of poplin collared dresses and knee-high chelsea boots became an unofficial uniform for western women in their mid-twenties and beyond, the company dealt exclusively in cashmere.Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
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With a friendly and gentle temperament, the vizsla is well suited to lively households and enjoys participating in various dog sports and outdoor activities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Stroll corridors filled with lively conversation; hear and see in faithful detail what transpired almost three centuries ago.Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun.CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
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Parent heaven: a place to hang out under shade trees while the little ones frolic.Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
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Nothing sounds better than having a fresh pizza straight out of the oven, with its bubbly cheese and thin, charred crust.Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
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Even with a number of hurdles to get through on the calendar between now and the end of the year — including the FOMC meeting — a strong fundamental setup, and buoyant investor optimism, has observers expecting stocks could recoup any losses, and end the year still higher from here.Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Return of Jiminy Glick At a buoyant seventy-four, Martin Short is keeping the art of the one-liner going strong.Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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His beth din has regularly converted gay, lesbian, and transgender people, and their children.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Rapturous applause followed solo numbers from the show’s stars Georgie Buckland (as geeky protagonist Andy Sachs) and Matt Henry (as Miranda’s long-suffering gay deputy, Nigel).Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Gamesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamesome. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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