as in to delight
to take part in an activity in a superficial way
She dabbled in drawing and painting but sculpture was her favorite medium.
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Recent Examples of dabble
Like his father, Levi dabbled in the entertainment industry and even landed an on-screen role in the upcoming coming-of-age film Way of the Warrior Kid.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 July 2025
The Agora’s business has often dabbled in politics.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
According to his website, Scott dabbled in painting, poetry and graphic design, often creating promotional material or album art for his bands.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Lee dabbled in skateboarding and Williams in cooking.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 July 2025
The Agora’s business has often dabbled in politics.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
According to his website, Scott dabbled in painting, poetry and graphic design, often creating promotional material or album art for his bands.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Lee dabbled in skateboarding and Williams in cooking.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabble
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Jackson had been delighted by the number of young people who had turned out, a perennial goal for august cultural institutions.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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Thus far, the administration has managed to fend off initial court challenges, maintain arrests at a steady clip, and generate images of a ruthless crackdown in a liberal bastion that delight the president’s supporters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Ventriloquist: Marc Griffiths the ventriloquist will entertain children during a Kids Summer Reading program at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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More amusingly, the Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe backroom staff seemed to be entertaining their riders with some local trivia.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Willits played baseball at Fort Cobb-Broxton High School in Oklahoma.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Rookie Christian Moore has only played in 18 games, but has shown some flashes of brilliance, including a game-tying and then a game-winning home run against the Red Sox late last month.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The project amused Shaw-Rimmington—he’d never seen an actual stagecoach house built in that way, and certainly not in California.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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Fans of Pitch Perfect, which famously begins with Camp's Aubrey profusely upchucking all over the crowd at the a cappella finals, will be, if not delighted, at least amused to know that her new film, Bride Hard, begins in much the same way.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
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Then the governor, seemingly trying to please the president, vetoed laws that assist Floridians in survival mode.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Two tiebreaking runs scored, a fact that pleased Altuve far more than another milestone in a career full of them.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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“Dabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabble. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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