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playing around

NOUN

adultery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infidelity

STRONG

affair cheating fling fornication immorality matinee relationship thing

WEAK

carrying-on extracurricular activity hanky-panky two-timing

Antonyms

WEAK

faithfulness

NOUN

affair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

liaison relationship

STRONG

affaire amour fling intimacy intrigue love rendezvous romance

WEAK

carrying-on extracurricular activity goings-on hanky-panky thing together two-timing

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate hatred

NOUN

extramarital affair

Synonyms

WEAK

affaire amour fling goings-on hanky-panky illicit love affair liaison romance thing two-timing

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“They’ll see, ‘Oh, this mayor’s not playing around.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But playing around with Anthropic’s software, he was quickly able to find a number of security issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Cartoons as long as 10 hours each feature illustrated dogs playing around in an animated New York City, or dogs watching duck ponds.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Steinberger built OpenClaw in November while playing around with AI coding tools in an attempt to organise his digital life.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I saw my father watching him from behind his steel-rimmed spectacles, the smile still playing around the corners of his lips.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

playing around

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