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as in played
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 danced
to play and run about happily children rollicking during recess
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During their time together, Snead and McVay built teams that have played in two Super Bowls, winning one, and made eight playoff appearances.—
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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The crowd went nuts because Heidenreich played for the United States Naval Academy.— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Flemister danced every Bud Billiken parade since 2015, his mother said.— Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the clip, the mom of two danced around the sprawling home's expansive backyard, sharing a glimpse of the stunning views, swimming pool, indoor basketball court and elevator.— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 18 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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Georgia hopped on the bandwagon to ban gender-affirming care for minors relatively early, in 2023, though the state continued to allow the use of puberty blockers.— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Quarterbacks coach Logan Kilgore has hopped on Zoom calls with Rutgers’ Athan Kaliakmanis, Illinois’s Luke Altmyer and Minnesota-Morehead (DII)’s Jack Strand.— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 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 sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.— George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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All of this comes a few weeks after Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie skipped the royal family’s Easter service.— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Apr. 2026
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That's why establishments prescribed liturgies and punished those who skipped them.— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Rollicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rollicked. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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