as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend
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Recent Examples of escapade
With lovely underwater footage and philosophical yet accessible themes, this gentle marine escapade is a celebration of our bonds with wildlife.
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Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
No one knows why; no one has a telephone in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains, so John Boy sets out into a winter storm to find his daddy, having various escapades with the quirky residents of their backwoods community—a Black preacher, a pair of old-lady bootleggers, a turkey thief—along the way.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Also, with his emphasis on Marty’s audacious escapades, Safdie never gets into Marty’s head—or into his body.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Much of Ely’s music focused on escapades, perseverance, and abiding by the truth.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
No one knows why; no one has a telephone in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains, so John Boy sets out into a winter storm to find his daddy, having various escapades with the quirky residents of their backwoods community—a Black preacher, a pair of old-lady bootleggers, a turkey thief—along the way.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Also, with his emphasis on Marty’s audacious escapades, Safdie never gets into Marty’s head—or into his body.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Much of Ely’s music focused on escapades, perseverance, and abiding by the truth.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapade
Noun
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Broken eggs placed in bed as a prank are an excuse for Heathcliff to let the goo drip suggestively across his calloused hand.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Years of insults and diss tracks and pranks and social media posts have followed, with small islands of peace floating by from time to time.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Paul Jebara writes about travel through the lenses of culture, design, and adventure as a regular contributor to .—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday, Canadian animation was represented by three projects in various development stages, ranging from family-friendly adventure and adult animation to Medieval fantasy with a vintage twist.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Seven of the 12 finalists fell in their first run in snowy conditions, which made landing tricks more of a challenge.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek, twisting his remarkable life into a piece of comedy, pulled the same kind of trick.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Cannon established Coppermark and almost immediately reached out to Stephanie Lee, a roofing contractor and independent adjuster with extensive experience in hail, wind, and tornado damage.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Can our experiences as babies still be felt today?—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapade. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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