skylarked

verb

Definition of skylarkednext
past tense of skylark
1
as in cut up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close

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2
as in played
to engage in activity for amusement he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skylarked
  1. cut up
  2. played
  3. recreated
Verb
  • The receiver was the one who reacted first to the broken play, cut up the field to find open space and adjusted backward to the ball.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Others were frozen and cut up, their torsos, skull bones, legs and arms leased out to for-profit companies and the military.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut up
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  • Social media has played a pivotal role in this shift, allowing smaller businesses like Atlantis Vintage to thrive alongside giants such as The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Hawthorns played ‘Feliz Navidad’ at the end in honour of coach Carlos Corberan.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of played
Verb
  • The news came alongside a new teaser, which gives a glimpse of key sequences from the game recreated in live-action.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • A number of key moments from the actual event — including the masked terrorist on the balcony — were painstakingly recreated by the team.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of recreated
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