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escapade

[es-kuh-payd, es-kuh-payd] / ˈɛs kəˌpeɪd, ˌɛs kəˈpeɪd /


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Our titular heroine is only 13 years old when her escapade begins – a little more mature than most of the director’s protagonists, but still innocent enough not to be jaded.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

A group of killer whales have been documented blowing a sunfish to bits in an unusual underwater escapade offering never-before-seen insights into orca behaviour, according to research released Thursday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The movie has no time to mine the psychology underneath their clash, let alone summon a sniffle for the other pitiful characters who die during this escapade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

But “Venetian Vespers” is more entertaining than sobering; a stylish escapade that even Henry James might relish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

Mostly because this escapade cried out for a cutting edge to go with its larklike quality.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Like Buster Keaton before him, Knoxville has an uncanny awareness of how his death-defying escapades appear on camera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The warhorse Wawrinka departed for a medical timeout after the third set as his Melbourne escapades caught up with him.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Each 11-minute episode follows mundane escapades, like hosting a movie night or getting in a hot tub, punctuated by a somewhat disturbing art style and clumsy-on-purpose animation that strays into the uncanny valley.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025

I couldn’t resist Greg Steinmetz’s “American Rascal,” about Jay Gould and the escapades that led to American industrialization on the back of the railroads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

What made the escapades even more exciting was that my mother had forbidden my going to the river.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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