as in to hop
to play and run about happily
carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard
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as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk
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Recent Examples of frisk
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario.
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Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
The officers conducted a pat frisk, allegedly finding a firearm from one suspect’s jacket, police said.
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Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Verb
When one of the officers began to frisk one of the men, a gun discharged, striking the officer in the leg, Bethel said.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario.
—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
But the federal monitor in place since that ruling has repeatedly said that even when officers conduct a legally justified stop, the subsequent frisk or more invasive search is too often not justified.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
The officers conducted a pat frisk, allegedly finding a firearm from one suspect’s jacket, police said.
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Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frisk
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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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My records show that pike are liable to begin a feeding spree anytime during the day.
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After a week’s worth of trade fireworks—Giannis Antetokounmpo, LaMelo Ball and Kawhi Leonard are all on the move, among others—teams didn’t rush into a free-agent spending spree.
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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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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 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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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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While capering around with her boss, Matty keeps looking for a private moment alone with Olympia’s luggage.
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Chapman persuaded Ford Motor Co. to fulfill his V-8 engine requirements and built the first of what were to become revolutionary Lotus-Fords, pencil-thin cars that looked like spiders capering through the turns.
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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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“Frisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frisk. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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