as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
one last romp before starting their new life as parents
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as in dances
to play and run about happily
the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready
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Recent Examples of romps
Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Walkable cities make a good place for romps, Ramirez said, as many include bar hopping.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
In the film, Sandler compares listening to the bits — an elderly Jew talking about his romps through history — to hearing his own Jewish uncles talk in Florida.
—Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Walkable cities make a good place for romps, Ramirez said, as many include bar hopping.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romps
Noun
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So far, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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And already he’s produced a handful of historically significant scoring sprees, including joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only other player to score 200 or more points through the first five games of a season.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Then Ross dances the line between Zionism and Judaism.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Maurice Vasquez dances in his prison cell to blaring rap music, wearing a straw hat and designer glasses.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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The group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Esty Shapiro, a 19-year-old woman from a Hasidic Jewish sect in Brooklyn, pockets a secret wad of cash, picks up a passport, and hops on a plane to Berlin, all set to the tense soundtrack of a thriller.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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View gallery - 4 images Electric passenger ferries offer a promising alternative to polluting fossil-fuel guzzlers given the relatively short hops these vessels need to make per trip.—
Stefan Ionescu
February 04,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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Tebow practically leaps to his feet to say hello.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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Once the film leaps ahead to Paris in the late 1800s, Jones appears as a dandified version of his princely self.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The forthcoming new season skips ahead five years from where season two left off.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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From a few rows back on my right another guitarist makes eye contact, skips the first A chord of the pre-chorus, and frisbees a pack of nickel-wound DR Pure Blues through the air.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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The ceremony turns into something reminiscent of the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, as the last keg tumbles down a nearby hill and the entire wedding party follows.—
Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Sarah Jackson,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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And once the first domino falls, the rest of the table tumbles into place around it.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Twiggy, who attended the brand’s spring 2026 show last September at the giant tent set up at Kensington Palace Gardens, sports a leather trenchcoat with fringe in the campaign, while Wigram dons a brown paisley laser-cut suede trenchcoat with whipstitching detail.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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New England sports a talented-but-young offensive line that has struggled in the postseason.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Romps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romps. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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