caper

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

Pierce Brosnan starred in 1999 art house caper The Thomas Crown Affair, which itself was a remake of a 1968 film of the same title.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

But weighing in on an international chocolate-bar caper is pretty low-risk, said Davia Temin, the founder of reputation and crisis management consultancy Temin and Company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

A crime caper blended with off‑beat comedy, fans of "Derry Girls" will instantly recognise McGee's love of the absurd and larger‑than‑life characters.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

She saw a wisp of madness escape from its bottle and caper triumphantly around the bathroom.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

A spoonful of capers can transform a simple chicken cutlet.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

He recommends chicken piccata, a bright and acidic dish that’s heavy on butter, capers, lemon juice and lemon zest.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

Or maybe just revelling in the Canadian capers.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

The pair likes off-the-beaten-path capers while traveling, Rodrigues said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

He told us about the sauce he was making, a putanesca, how he had prepared it the way Sophie taught him, shot full of capers, anchovies, olives, garlic, hot peppers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

"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

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

It was early spring at 8 Hands Farm in Cutchogue and a dozen baby lambs capered about in the barn they shared with ewes, rams, a litter of Tamworth pigs and a chicken named Bitty.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2015

He capered about on the table; and when he came a second time to the cow jumped over the Moon, he leaped in the air.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

This ensemble piece, a communal chorus of witnessing, had a capering quality in the theater as it summoned Till back to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2020

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

There’s one man among them, though, who can’t quite match their capering exuberance.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2017

“It was pleasant, in a way, to know that outside their windows, the devil was still capering in a flare of brimstone.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson