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noun

plural of capriole

as in gambadoes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of capriole

as in capers

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Noun

Green olives make a salty, tangy substitute for capers in the dressing.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Fresh pasta made daily, like spaghetti with Burgundy truffles, cultured butter and parmigiano espuma or paccheri al Campagnolo with Maine lobster, tomatoes, capers and olives.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The degenerative disease attacks the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cords.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
The advertisement, which was released last week, attacks Vang over her attendance record at the meetings of local government bodies including the Sacramento Regional Transit District and Sacramento Transportation Authority.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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The rise of major metropolitan centers around the world, for example, brought with it Baudelaire’s flâneur just as transcontinental railroads made narrative skips in space and time more legible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Their Greatest Hits is the only no-skips set in the catalog of a band that sometimes seemed to specialize in the skips.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of skips

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The agreement bucks the utility’s typical process of building, operating and sometimes improving power plants and other infrastructure, such as transmission lines, and then collecting that money from customers in their monthly electricity bills.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Turkey and White-Bean Chili Chili purists say there’s no place for beans in real chili, but since this recipe already bucks tradition by using turkey instead of ground beef, all bets are off.

— Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026

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