as in to dance
to play and run about happily
children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring
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Recent Examples of cavort
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
Performers dance onstage, festoon the rafters overhead and cavort throughout the room in a 90-minute extravaganza.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks earlier, Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, had been cavorting with his four children at their Arlington, Texas, home, meeting his 8-year-old daughter for lunch at school and giddily planning the arrival of their fifth child.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
Performers dance onstage, festoon the rafters overhead and cavort throughout the room in a 90-minute extravaganza.
—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks earlier, Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, had been cavorting with his four children at their Arlington, Texas, home, meeting his 8-year-old daughter for lunch at school and giddily planning the arrival of their fifth child.
—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavort
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As the music builds, entire sections of the crowd rise to their feet, clapping, chanting and dancing together.
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Bryan West July 8, 2023 Kelce danced his way into Arrowhead Stadium attending night two of the Eras Tour.
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The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.
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Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.
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Earlier this week, the actress, 35, broke out yet another pair of the sporty bottoms while frolicking around New York City.
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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.
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The popular actor hopped on X early Friday morning to hype up Americans ahead of the celebrations starting tonight and rolling into the weekend.
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Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue.
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In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22.
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The Knicks had piled up massive scoring margins while romping through the Eastern Conference playoffs, then were just good enough in the two games in San Antonio.
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But the United States is easily within reach, has the resources and should have the political will to leap into effect here.
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On the ensuing corner kick, Suzuki deflected Alexander Isak's header off the crossbar and into the air, eventually ending the scoring chance with a leaping grab in a crowd of players.
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Although Kel’s parents skip the opening night of his play, still in disapproval of his acting career, three of his students attend, leaving him touched.
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Open a window, replace the HVAC filter and skip the haul of seasonal sprays.
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The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release.
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The rollicking Bride of Frankenstein revision from director Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley barely made it off the operating table with a $7.2 domestic premiere and $13.5 million abroad.
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“Cavort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavort. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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