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Recent Examples of roister
One of his sons, Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman), though hardly old enough to be in long pants, wears shining armor, while the other son, Hal (Timothée Chalamet), is a slouch who wastes his life in roistering.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roister
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From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
12 Dec. 2024
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Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 July 2024
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And there are plenty of ways to eat, drink and enjoy that tough-ass plant in Tucson. Follow me on LinkedIn.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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There will be a variety of food, drink and separate orders/payment.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Another interesting finding from the clinical trial that was more recently reveled is the reduction of visceral fat.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes,
21 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
Verb
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Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who. microbes & viruses ocean pollution 1 free article left Want More?—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Season 2 of the Korean deathmatch drama debuted on Netflix on Dec. 26, so that whopping viewership number includes people catching up on the first season as well as bingeing the second.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There was sea salt in the air, and sleepless seagulls were birling in the darkness overhead.—
Douglas Stuart,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2020
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Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver.—
Popular Mechanics Editors,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2019
Verb
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This drink was often used as part of wassailing in England.—
BHG Test Kitchen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2023
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Reisinger's Apple Country, located in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, also has a wassailing event on the horizon.—
Jennifer Nalewicki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Jan. 2018
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“Roister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roister. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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