as in event
a social gathering
we're hosting a little shindig this weekend for some friends
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Recent Examples of shindig
Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP Newsroom Google just held its big I/O developer shindig and product announcement event today in California.
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Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 20 May 2025
The local event planner, Gender Reveal Miami, shared footage from the wet and wild shindig on its Instagram.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
There is no live coverage of those shindigs, but there will be plenty of photos to look through on the following day.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025
However, their shindig is turned upside down with the appearance of Irish vampire Remmick (Jack O’Connell) who attacks the partygoers, turning them into new bloodsuckers and adding to his army.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 20 May 2025
The local event planner, Gender Reveal Miami, shared footage from the wet and wild shindig on its Instagram.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
There is no live coverage of those shindigs, but there will be plenty of photos to look through on the following day.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025
However, their shindig is turned upside down with the appearance of Irish vampire Remmick (Jack O’Connell) who attacks the partygoers, turning them into new bloodsuckers and adding to his army.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shindig
Noun
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Parades; live entertainment; food, drink and merchandise vendors; community resources; and family-friendly activities are central to all of these events.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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The International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), one of the oldest and most prestigious annual global spirit judging events, just released the results for their 2025 event.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Cunha now has too much baggage and a fresh start is regarded as the best option for all parties.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Every other party in college sports wants help against these two bodies to have a decent shot at continuing to play, to win, and to remain employed.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Hadera and Pierce also attended the bash, as did boldfaced names like Guillaume Thevenin, Diamant Blazi, Sally, Paola Locatelli, Mateo Sinet and Netflix’s Albert Tello, among others.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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The concert — actually Nelson’s third recent visit to the Bowl after his 90th-birthday bash in 2023 — was part of the annual traveling Outlaw Music Festival, which will keep Nelson, now 92, and Dylan, who’ll turn 84 next week, on the road through mid-September.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Test multiple bundle combinations to determine optimal reception and profitability.—
Joshua Bardell,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Among players with at least 70 receptions last season, McMillan ranked No. 2 nationally in off-target reception percentage at 18.5, more than six points higher than the average in that category.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The fruit-forward foodie fete had an inaugural staging last year at Broward Mall in Plantation, which is where the event’s producer, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, is located.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In fact, regulars’ favorite thing to moan about, year after year, is the ever-mounting cost of Carnival fete tickets and costumes.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Shindig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shindig. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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