as in merrymaking
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as in drinking
to take part in drunken revelry
spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates
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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 -
In fact, ancient Romans celebrated the day with a fertility festival with animal sacrifices and drunken merrymaking.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Other home remedies are drinking hot tea with honey and lemon and breathing in steam from a hot shower.—
Amelia MacIntyre,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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There is a large group of armed guards drinking tea and letting cars in.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Travelers come here seeking transformation—whether through serene spirituality or wild revelry.—
Christina Fang,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The revelry lasted deep into the night, as fans splintered off to assorted afterparties, eventually heading to bed ahead of the first full day of the fest on Friday.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sign up Eating and drinking (Image credit: Riverside Luxury Cruises) The first thing to say about eating on The Ravel is that there is no Captain's Table or forced jollity with other passengers.—
James Rampton,
theweek,
6 Nov. 2024
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While the jollity may look a bit different from city to city, these global destinations keep the holiday cheer going year after year.—
Caitlin Morton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Nov. 2023
Noun
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As Shrek sets out with his talkative sidekick Donkey, the adventure quickly evolves from a simple quest to a journey of self-discovery, unexpected relationships and a lot of hilarity along the way.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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To add to the hilarity of the moment, the dog's canine sibling watched on from the comfort of a nearby couch.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Carousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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