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
Though these particular lonely escapades begin at a long-term care facility, they are not limited to any one space, with this existential dramedy often beguiling on world-building alone.
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Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
There, Eno and his three male friends engage in the sort of mindless time-killing escapades familiar to any teen.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Still, even Rodriguez and Jeter get in on the escapades sometimes, with Jeter offering to buy a box of Wheaties with Rodriguez on it for $19.99.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Now, the duo, along with Lin's other pups, spend their time skateboarding and posting about the French bulldog's adorable escapades on Facebook.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
There, Eno and his three male friends engage in the sort of mindless time-killing escapades familiar to any teen.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Still, even Rodriguez and Jeter get in on the escapades sometimes, with Jeter offering to buy a box of Wheaties with Rodriguez on it for $19.99.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Now, the duo, along with Lin's other pups, spend their time skateboarding and posting about the French bulldog's adorable escapades on Facebook.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapade
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Some of those difficulties were depicted in a recent exhibition of his paintings at Idyllwild Arts School in California, where among other painful incidents, he was left behind in freezing weather miles from home by his brother in a malicious prank.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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In Tapped Out, which is hosted by Nella Rose and has featured the likes of Love Island star Chloe Burrows, celebs are pushed to their limits with tricky prank challenges that feature chaotic twists.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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What’s the best way to prepare for an adventure race?Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The trick was exploiting a Google invention called transformers to create astoundingly capable language models.Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Shopping Conspiracy, which is about tricks that companies use to keep us buying stuff all the time.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Separated a documentary film directed by Errol Morris Adam Kirsch In Search of Fullness In his new book, the philosopher Charles Taylor looks at modern poetry as a unique record of spiritual experience in a secular age.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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In many ways, this reflects a shift in consumer expectations, with younger customers placing a premium on experiences over products.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Escapade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapade. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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