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
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.
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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
To know Puerto Rico is to know kindness in its truest form—or to be more precise, both kindness and all-out drunken revelry in their truest forms.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Among the revelry, Dillon Snyder marked the occasion by getting on one knee and proposing to his girlfriend, Ellen Confer.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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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
To know Puerto Rico is to know kindness in its truest form—or to be more precise, both kindness and all-out drunken revelry in their truest forms.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Among the revelry, Dillon Snyder marked the occasion by getting on one knee and proposing to his girlfriend, Ellen Confer.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revelry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelry
Noun
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Since announcing her move, she’s been documenting her efforts to immerse herself in Ireland’s festivities, including at the national St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin, which is attended by roughly 500,000 people, according to the Associated Press.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Eustis Mayor Willie Hawkins will open the festivities with the reading of a proclamation in front of the school, followed by historical tours, performances, games, food, music and art.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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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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The holiday season is a magical time, full of merriment, light and tasty treats.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Expect merriment, mirth and …*checks notes*… Fulham to be fifth by Christmas?—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
14 Aug. 2024
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“Revelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelry. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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