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antics

British  
/ ˈæntɪks /

plural noun

  1. absurd or grotesque acts or postures

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The antics were documented on two occasions in 2024 and 2025 off the Gulf of California, according to the research published in the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Ethology.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Yet we figured that the antics of Diego Maradona and David Beckham, a taste for brazen cheating, and the existence of an actual war made for a bulletproof argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Five-year-old Neil the seal has become an internet celebrity, attracting global attention for his antics in Australia.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

I was shaking my head at the lame antics when they cut over to my place and gave what little background they could on me.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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