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as in event
a social gathering
we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year
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as in faction
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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as in person
a member of the human race
my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill
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as in participant
one who takes part in something
a party to the agreement
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Recent Examples of party
Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Right now this product is about 90% complete, with the various parties inviting community feedback for the next month or so before finalizing the design.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The partying decision-makers were mavericks like John Calley, David Picker, Robert Evans and Richard Zanuck.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While debating the bill, a majority of the party tried to label the legislation as unnecessary and predatory against kids who have a hard enough time navigating childhood.
—Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
Right now this product is about 90% complete, with the various parties inviting community feedback for the next month or so before finalizing the design.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
Instead of dressing in bridal white before her big day, Aileen Garza, 25, chose to party as Princess Fiona from Shrek at her bachelorette party on Dec. 28 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The partying decision-makers were mavericks like John Calley, David Picker, Robert Evans and Richard Zanuck.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party
Noun
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The event comes as an Arctic blast affects more than half the U.S. population.—
Aïda Amer,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Musk was busy rubbing elbows with other billionaires at the event — namely, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez — all eyes were on Musk and Zilis' interaction, as the two keep their exact relationship status private.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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This upcoming Souls-like action RPG is set in the dark realm of Shu, where warring factions and a mysterious monster-spawning plague plunge the world into ruin.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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Clashes between rival cartel factions have recently turned the northwest state of Sinaloa into a war zone.—
Simon Romero,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Our team of cleaning experts shared plenty of tips and tricks over the past year, but there were a few that really stood out.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
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Over the past two weeks, the group’s team of five emergency vets — including several others loaned out by other shelters — have been working around the clock tending to the numerous animals injured in the blazes.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Finding someone who can be acutely self-aware while supremely confident says something about the person.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hours after his inauguration the president signed a proclamation that pardoned virtually every person who was involved in the U.S. Capitol riot — including those who injured police officers.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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In almost every case, the nation’s leaders have accepted in full the group’s advice on who should get vaccines and when.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This year’s campaign will kick off with a Deadline Virtual Event on February 5, where Deadline sits down with four of the participants – Altaras, Ehre, Reinhardt and Krippendorff – to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the German film and television industries today.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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To answer these questions, a group of 15 participants made-up of university students, recent graduates, and young adults, played the four online games mentioned—Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, Overwatch 2, and Fortnite.—
Mia Taylor,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2025
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Host Nikki Glaser, fresh from her successful emceeing duties, was seen reveling with fellow comedian Nate Bargatze, both basking in the evening’s triumphs.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
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To revel or not to revel:In wake of terror attack, the music is back on in New Orleans FBI provides timeline prior to deadly attack Further investigation revealed that Jabbar stayed at a rental home in New Orleans beginning Oct. 30, 2024, according to Myrthil.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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Holt Kramer met Trump at a Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve bash in 2010.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The post comes exactly 10 days after the interior designer shared pictures from Swift’s own birthday bash, which Travis Kelce, Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, the HAIM sisters and more friends also attended earlier this month.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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