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playful

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And despite his view of Nick’s new ambitions, Nelson invites him to a sort of dance-off, in a moment both playful and poignant; they can find communion in dance that eludes them whenever they talk.

“It’s a very playful game with us to be like, ‘Who’s going to take the lead next?’” she said.

The title track, featuring Sabrina Carpenter, explores what she called “the playful, humorous side of show business.”

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It was a playful war that ended when the branch fell into the lake in a winter storm.

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Matching her playful tone, I told her I wanted to get scared, that’s what I was there for, that she should do her best.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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