car·ni·val
ˈkär-nə-vəl 
1
: a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent
2
a
: an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading
b
: an instance of riotous excess
a carnival of violence
3
a
: a traveling enterprise offering amusements
b
: an organized program of entertainment or exhibition : festival
a winter carnival
: suggestive of or suited to a carnival
a carnival atmosphere
carnival colors
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Noun
the school's annual winter carnival
That part of town is a carnival on Friday and Saturday nights.
There is a carnival atmosphere in the office.
The garden became a carnival of color.
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Analis Bailey, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Bradley Cooper stars as Stanton Carlisle, a mysterious man who works his way up in the carnival world, eventually scamming people by claiming to be a psychic before his scheme spirals out of control.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
The Square has spooky carnival-style games.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Haunted Carnival Weekend: Attend Clarendon Ballroom's annual monster ball, a haunted carnival and afterlife party with music, entertainment and dancing Thursday-Sunday.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Bradley Cooper stars as Stanton Carlisle, a mysterious man who works his way up in the carnival world, eventually scamming people by claiming to be a psychic before his scheme spirals out of control.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
The Square has spooky carnival-style games.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
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“Carnival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnival. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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