as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
the kids will have a grand lark at the carnival
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as in dances
to play and run about happily
we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs
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Recent Examples of larks
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
His movies are goofs, larks, stunts, knowingly arch bizarro-world riffs.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Some of us are unambiguous morning larks.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.
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Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
That includes a bird-calling scene that sees the duo strolling through the forest and offering up their own spin on the calls of thrushes and larks.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
His movies are goofs, larks, stunts, knowingly arch bizarro-world riffs.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Some of us are unambiguous morning larks.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.
—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for larks
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Singer Bradley Nowell drunk-steered his band through sordid anthems, crashing through references to classic ska and dancehall songs, shouting out Rudimentary Peni and Geto Boys, and re-setting the murder ballads and drug sprees of outlaw country in suburban California.
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The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.
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Listen to the supple bass line, which dances throughout the song as its own character.
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.
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The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
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Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.
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Pinkie’s German immigrant father Emil Clemens Horst built an empire around hops cultivation, including owning vast fields around Campus Commons and other Sacramento areas.
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If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.
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On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story.
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This recipe skips the traditional green food coloring in favor of chives for noticeably colorful freshness.
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Morton takes on conversations the wider disability conversation often skips.
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Super Heavy sports 33 Raptor engines at its business end, which produce nearly 20 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
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But good luck finding one that sports the right vibe — cool but not trying too hard.
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“Larks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larks. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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