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caper

[key-per] / ˈkeɪ pər /




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Ms. Lincoln has crafted an ambitious and intricately plotted caper that will have readers riveted until its final, and supremely satisfying, sleight of hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

This week, we learned about a presidential caper.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

The snackiest expression of the theme: a loose, lemony caper relish that lives in the refrigerator waiting to improve whatever happens to cross its path.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

Riley is criticizing the global economy but setting this caper in the fashion world keeps the style interesting.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

He would cackle with laughter and caper, if any jest was made, or even if Frodo spoke kindly to him, and weep if Frodo rebuked him.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Wild king salmon topped with tomatoes, olives and capers was accessorized with a puff pastry in the shape of a cartoon fish.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

“Deadliest Catch” never needed stupid capers to create tension, and with any luck there won’t be many more.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

I had the kombu-cured Japanese hamachi with navel orange, capers, chili, and kohlrabi—bright, balanced, and just a little spicy.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2026

You can’t help but laugh at de capers they cuts.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

"We don't have the means to pay for her studies," she explained from their home's back courtyard, where young children capered about and two rams watched from an enclosure.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

Her two dogs, Emma and Bubba, capered into Speier’s sunny living and dining room, lightening the mood.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2023

Clay, the new champion, capered along the ring apron, shouting at the press: “Eat your words! I shook up the world! I’m king of the world!”

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2016

Addie, a lefty who mastered the monkey bars at two, capered about like a leprechaun, indifferent to the fate of her swooping forehands.

From The New Yorker Jan. 18, 2016

Proud of its burden, the horse tossed its head and capered, while Hamlet acknowledged the crowd with grand gestures.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

But as respectful as writer-director Jon Watts is toward creating opportunities for wise-ass capering, the movie is curiously both a labored and lax attempt at restoring that luster.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2024

There’s a scene in “Don’t Worry Darling” where Harry Styles, playing a character named Jack, is shown onstage at a large raucous gathering, spinning and capering before the crowd in a frenzied solo dance.

From Seattle Times Sep. 19, 2022

The effect is one of hapless relatability: author as bumbling travel companion, or as court jester, expertly capering to disguise her expertise.

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2021

He has described Flavor, with his comic-strip grin and giant clock medallion, as “a visual character with audio bonuses”: the capering hypeman in a band otherwise defined by stony-faced gravitas.

From The Guardian Mar. 6, 2020

They went on capering and prancing and, of course, carrying her with them.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers




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