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a group of people acting together within a larger group a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision

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Recent Examples of party
Noun
The leadership elections for the DNC are slated to take place on Feb. 1 during the party’s winter meeting at National Harbor, Maryland. Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025 While goodbyes tend to be bittersweet, Nashville kept the party going all night. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
Deth will travel back in time to the 1980s to head off Whistler’s attempts to assassinate futuristic officials via the butterfly effect… by transporting his consciousness into the body of an ancestor and partying with a totally punk-rock Helen Hunt. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024 Despite recently partying together for Offset’s birthday, the former Migos rapper seems to be throwing shade at his estranged wife, criticizing her parenting and accusing her of lying. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for party 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party
Noun
  • In Abuja, the church was forced to cancel the event, leaving bags of rice and clothing items inside.
    Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • She’s been spotted doing the school run and attending her children’s events, maintaining as much normalcy as possible.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In such a broad, diverse republic, we should not be ruled by the lopsided politics of any one region or faction.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
  • What to Know The U.S. has intensified efforts to locate Tice and secure his return, confirming that officials have communicated with the rebel factions responsible for ousting Assad's government regarding the missing journalist.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • The recorder has been transported to Seoul and an analysis will begin when a team of U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Boeing officials arrive in the country late on Monday, the officials told reporters.
    Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This bodes well for the success of new Bay Area women’s professional sports teams, the WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries and the NWSL’s Bay FC, which made the playoffs in its inaugural year.
    Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On an earlier, mid-week night at the Forum, Charli showed up in person for a proper duet of the collaborative track, but Saturday’s show didn’t suffer for the lack of guest starpower: Eilish has enough brattiness for a whole Forum on her own.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The three death row inmates who aren’t included in Biden’s list on Monday include two notorious mass shooters, as well as the person who killed multiple people at the Boston Marathon, The New York Times reported.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Concerned Citizens group pressed local officials to take action to protect the children.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Regarding the latter, since 2017, the group has protected 140,000 people most in need.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The ultra-violent effort achieves a kind of mesmerizing effect that, for the ready and willing participant, can feel like taking a haunted hike through your favorite new comfort watch. 6.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The participants say they were deprived of medical care, food, sleep and the necessities of basic hygiene.
    Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But historically Black colleges and universities have reason to revel, as some have seen record increases.
    Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Long after the stadium had cleared out, her fans could still be heard reveling outside on the concourse.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Inspired, Fuqua decided to help and the back-to-school bash grew from there.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The annual Kardashian-Jenner bash took a more intimate turn this Christmas Eve, but that didn't stop the SKIMS founder, 44, and her 11-year-old daughter from glamming up for the festivities.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024

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“Party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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