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as in playful
given to good-natured joking or teasing
a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
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as in energetic
having much high-spirited energy and movement
the frisky colt didn't like to be kept in his stall
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Recent Examples of frisky
In their frisky exchange en route, River and Flyte develop a real chemistry, both good-looking agents who have strayed from their minders this season — River with his misadventures in France, Flyte with her hiding of information from Taverner.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Finally, the refiners are looking frisky here again.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The content was spicy (their behavior was somewhat frisky!).
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
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An endurance runner in a chart marketplace resistant to female R&B singer-songwriters, Tinashe has quietly amassed an estimable catalog (2021’s 333 is one of the decade’s friskiest statements).
—Alfred Soto, SPIN, 16 Aug. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
Finally, the refiners are looking frisky here again.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The content was spicy (their behavior was somewhat frisky!).
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Also Read Jack Russell, Ex-Great White Singer, Dies At 63
An endurance runner in a chart marketplace resistant to female R&B singer-songwriters, Tinashe has quietly amassed an estimable catalog (2021’s 333 is one of the decade’s friskiest statements).
—Alfred Soto, SPIN, 16 Aug. 2024
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Led by the resort’s resident marine biologist, you’ll soon be joined by playful pods of dolphins swimming alongside your boat.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The waters of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean draw pods of playful bottlenose dolphins that love to swim alongside boats and leap out of the water in graceful arcs.AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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This adaptation is especially significant given the energetic limitations of the deep sea; by luring prey rather than actively hunting, the anglerfish minimizes energy expenditure—a critical advantage in a resource-scarce ecosystem.Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bleachers, the energetic pop band led by Taylor Swift producer Jack Antonoff, played Connecticut a few months ago at the Soundside Festival in Bridgeport, joining that festival when Queens of the Stone Age had to drop off the bill.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some areas, such as L.A.’s Fashion District, remain lively, but the inescapable realities of homelessness, mental illness and drug use keep many visitors and businesses away.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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According to Wolman, there's a lively debate about which Scottsdale location is better.Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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This festive attraction features over 6 million dazzling lights and animated displays along a mile-long route.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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But playing José, says Bardem, was not nearly as terrifying, or as traumatic, as the prospect of performing in an animated musical with Spellbound.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
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A day after getting signed to the active roster from the practice squad, Jefferson finished with eight tackles in his first regular-season start since Dec. 14, 2022.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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That left guitarist Angus Young as the last active member of AC/DC’s Back in Black lineup.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, December 10, the duo was spotted out for a brisk walk in New York City together.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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In fact, Belmond’s Champenois says its trains do a brisk business of full buyouts, so the dedicated coach is perhaps icing on the cake.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Toward the end, the story begins to shift perspective, first from Gabriel to his friend June, then to Thornton, and finally to the animate natural world around them.Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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While different religions and ancient cultures had described the planet as animate for eons, Lovelock’s contemporaries in the scientific community were more apt to shun this notion, preferring a Darwinian stance that species adapted to their environments, but not vice versa.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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