as in danced
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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Recent Examples of cavorted
The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavorted
Verb
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The in-game festivities encouraged the crowd to cheer for Minnesota as fans danced to the continuous background music.—
PJ Green
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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In years past, heavyweights like Copenhagen’s AOC, Koks from the Faroe Islands, Reykjavík’s Dill, and Portugal’s Vistas Rui Silvestre have all danced through its doors.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Karissa Waddick King Charles and Queen Camilla hopped off the plane at Joint Base Andrews Monday to party in the USA.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The governor also brought his dog, Gia, who hopped off her chair and wandered under the bill-signing table to investigate the newcomers.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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Joao Palhinha leapt over the advertising boards to celebrate with Tottenham Hotspur’s travelling supporters.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two plainclothes officers who were driving west in an unmarked vehicle witnessed the shooting and leaped out of the car to chase the shooter on foot.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The trucks hauling the snow frolicked in the water, sending dirty gray ripples toward me.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Bayern hosts Barcelona on Saturday in the first leg of their semifinal and will hope to make amends after the Catalan club romped to a 7-1 win in their last meeting in the league phase.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In Wisconsin, where presidential elections are normally determined by statewide swings of 2% or less, Taylor romped to a massive win by racking up huge margins in deep blue cities like Milwaukee and Madison while severely eating into usual Republican margins in suburbs and rural areas.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Despite a decade of front-row appearances, luxury house ambassadorships and a cultural footprint that reshaped the global music industry, members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have collectively skipped the first Monday in May.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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At least one of those times, the head of the country’s space agency suggested it be skipped.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In after-hours trading, the stock tumbled more than 6% as a result of the jump in capex guidance.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Brown tumbled head-first into a display of wine bottles during the struggle.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Cavorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavorted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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