Noun The dogs love a good romp through the woods. The game turned into a romp in the second half. His latest film is a wildly amusing romp. Verb The kids were romping in the yard. the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready
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Jackson, now a special advisor to the Houston Astros, was far from the only person instantly reminded of director David Zucker‘s beloved slapstick romp on Thursday afternoon. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 But despite the promise of that title, this wheezing romp slows to a limp. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 First up, at #1 this week worldwide is the Kevin Hart/Mark Wahlberg comedic romp Me Time. Andy Meek, BGR, 1 Sep. 2022 With a hot-pink backdrop and nearly every magenta silhouette imaginable, that runway romp was a sophisticated take on Barbiecore before the trend had been named. Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 And now, with this romp over defending World Series champion Atlanta, the Mets have a glow of swagger. Jason Gay, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Synthesizers creep in the background of this futuristic romp that is lyrically rich and musically zigzagging. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 First-time director Zoe Lister-Jones is the writer and star of this musical romp about Anna and Ben (Adam Pally), a couple who decide to turn their nonstop arguments into songs. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 June 2022 Even the old-fashioned The Lost City is a whisker away from $100 million in domestic box office, and that’s not supposed to happen anymore, at least for a comedic romp that is neither a franchise nor a superhero movie. Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022
Verb
Hosted by the City of Broadview Heights, pups are invited to romp and play in the spray. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 With leashes unclipped, some of Logan Heights’ resident pups can now romp around freely for the first time at the new Memorial Dog Park, the first dog park created in the city south of state Route 94. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022 For a fee, neighborhood dog owners can bring their dogs to romp around at Congressional Cemetery at 1801 E St. SE.Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021 The company hosts weekly farm-to-table barbecues and an annual field day for staff to get outside and romp with kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, and calisthenics. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 His 60-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter from Dickey gave the Packers a 7-3 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals, and Green Bay went on to romp, 41-16. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022 On-site, there's a pellet stove in the lobby and picnic tables and a fire pit in the yard, where guests can chat with the owner, hang out with her resident pups, or let their own dogs romp off-leash. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2022 April Stringfield dreamed for years of owning a home with a yard large enough for her son to romp around with his puppy and play with his friends.Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022 And the Utes will romp across the same ground where the Four Horsemen ran, where Archie Griffin and Anthony Davis carried the ball, where Warren Moon and Gary Beban and Jim Plunkett threw it and Don Hutson and Lynn Swann caught it. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 See More
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Noun
partly alteration of ramp entry 5; partly alteration of ramp bold woman