as in festivity
joyful or festive activity
the lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry
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Recent Examples of revelry
Fall is a season of revelry, heralded with a tambourine.
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Local businesses that support awards shows are likewise ambivalent about the appropriateness of muting awards season revelry.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
With the game coming in February and the revelry leading up to Mardi Gras, officials wanted them out of sight as New Orleans would be inundated with visitors.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The women in the fresco are both hunters and dancers, suggesting that the duality of slaughter and revelry was a central tenet.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
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Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Local businesses that support awards shows are likewise ambivalent about the appropriateness of muting awards season revelry.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
With the game coming in February and the revelry leading up to Mardi Gras, officials wanted them out of sight as New Orleans would be inundated with visitors.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The women in the fresco are both hunters and dancers, suggesting that the duality of slaughter and revelry was a central tenet.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revelry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelry
Noun
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The festivities culminate with a traditional cricket match between teams from east and west Bermuda that has all the islanders rooting for one team or another.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, Jeff McNeil, Francisco Alvarez, Christian Scott, Paul Blackburn and Drew Smith were all in attendance for the late-week matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays, with the Mets wanting to include the entire team in the festivities.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Alternatively, the Perry Lane Hotel, as well as the brand-new, Ann Savannah, will put you in the heart of the merrymaking.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2025
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In fact, ancient Romans celebrated the day with a fertility festival with animal sacrifices and drunken merrymaking.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Federal Street in front of the stadium, the Roberto Clemente Bridge, and two blocks of 6th Street in Downtown will be closed off to vehicles and filled with food, drink and merriment for Buccos fans.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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There is much merriment all around.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelry. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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