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Word: romps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...basketball, the college scene was replete with upsets, the biggest of which was Northwestern's 99-87 romp over number two Michigan. Number three Alabama fell to Kentucky (number six), 87-85, and fourth-ranked North Carolina suffered annihilation at the hands of "Tree" Rollins and Clemson...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Weekend of Upsets in College Sports: ECAC Hockey, NCAA Hoop Surprises | 1/31/1977 | See Source »

...irrepressible romp filtered through Ben Jonson's Volpone with hilarious contemporary precision. George C. Scott, Bob Dishy and Jack Gilford are three roguish musketeers of avarice and mirth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: The Year's Ten Best | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...December 21, Coach Bill Cleary's charges will meet Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind., and are hoping for a repeat of last year's 8-2 romp over the Irish. The team will then travel to Madison, Wisc. on the following day to meet the U.S. Olympic squad, which the Crimson easily handled on November 24 at the Boston Garden...

Author: By John Blondel, | Title: Harvard Teams Have Little Vacation | 12/19/1976 | See Source »

...decide. Ripping off the rich is not necessarily a spiritual job. But why does Malle linger so long over the process, over the awkward thumps and collapsing objects? Belmondo appears in a marvelous Magritte poster-like costume--mustache, bowler hat and all--and we feel primed for a rakish romp. So why the dragging start? Perhaps the ensuing flashbacks into this life of crime will lend a clue...

Author: By Mark T. Whitaker, | Title: Robbed of Illusions | 11/30/1976 | See Source »

...rural folk tale, this musical is very tongue in chic. Self-mocking humor, stylish performances and a stomping vitality convert the original Eudora Welty novella about a Mississippi Robin Hood into a Broadway romp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Mississippi Romp | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

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