as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school
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as in to play
to engage in activity for amusement
an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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as in to romp
to play and run about happily
children rollicking during recess
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Recent Examples of rollick
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The rest of the episode is a rollicking ride of each of their hazy perspectives and recollections, with a race to find witnesses who will give them accounts of what really happened that night.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
On a rollicking Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers silenced the critics, embraced their birthright and returned to the World Series, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Rose’s exploits were laid bare in Gypsy Rose Lee’s rollicking 1957 autobiography, Gypsy: A Memoir, which became the source material for the musical as well as a 1962 movie starring Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
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Its rollicking pace is reminiscent of Tremors, quite a different alien-buddy movie, but a relative nonetheless.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The rest of the episode is a rollicking ride of each of their hazy perspectives and recollections, with a race to find witnesses who will give them accounts of what really happened that night.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
On a rollicking Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers silenced the critics, embraced their birthright and returned to the World Series, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Rose’s exploits were laid bare in Gypsy Rose Lee’s rollicking 1957 autobiography, Gypsy: A Memoir, which became the source material for the musical as well as a 1962 movie starring Rosalind Russell and Natalie Wood.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
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The man arrested after a random stabbing spree inside the Grand Central subway station in New York City on Christmas Eve that left two victims wounded cried out for his mother in court, according to a report.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The latest spree of gun violence marks another case of what’s been a bloody holiday season in Indianapolis.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Dec. 2024
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Submit student and alumni play submissions by 5 p.m. Feb. 7 to Tiffany Pickett, communication & events manager at the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation, by email at pickett@hendrix.edu.Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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In the second photo, Paul plays outdoor field hockey with his brother, Jake Paul.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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England romped home against the Caribbean side and the Sri Lankans this summer at home.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Max Verstappen has romped to four consecutive drivers’ titles, his latest confirmed with a fifth-place finish at last week’s race in Las Vegas, while the Dutchman’s Red Bull team has captured the previous two constructors’ titles.Aleks Klosok, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.Celia Wren, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
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In 2024 alone, Brons frolicked with cows in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains in July, watched the sunset off Spain’s Canary Islands in March and strolled the streets of N.Y.C. in April.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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So Meyer’s just going to tease us about a mermaid adventure Edward had one time, spending days underwater probably frolicking with dolphins and discovering Atlantis, without going further into it?Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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At the parking lot of a Kroger supermarket, families danced and sang to Syrian music.John Ketchum, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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More:The northern lights danced across the US last night.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Our revels are over when she’s called back on set in Nashville to continue filming Scarpetta, the Amazon TV adaptation of Patricia Cornwall’s bestselling novels about crime-solving forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, with Jamie Lee Curtis playing her sister and Ariana DeBose as her niece.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Salem's focus on confronting a difficult history, teamed with clever marketing and the explosion of the holiday into a mainstream cultural force, has made Salem the country's go-to spot for Halloween revels.Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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With this pass, travelers can hop onto any ship, at anytime, from anywhere — for an entire calendar year.Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Those lobster shacks and boardwalk restaurants keep lobster harvesters hopping.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Rollick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollick. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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