goof (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goof (around)
Verb
  • The graduate student didn’t play in the season opener at Texas, only got in the game late against UNC, and played sparingly against CU before breaking out with a 156-yard, two-touchdown performance against UTEP.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Mack played only a handful of snaps because of a groin injury.
    Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Why fool around with a convention that everyone understood and practiced?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Flashbacks peppered throughout the first several episodes reveal that Yasmin caught her father fooling around with a pregnant woman on the boat.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Players will be able to mess around with the character creation and design their character and Palico.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Even while battling a terminal illness, Catherine Fox does not mess around!
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Goof (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goof%20%28around%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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