house party
noun
: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)
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For groups just visiting for the day, fun packages are on offer; the spa house party includes dinner and drinks along with access to the thermal village.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
No more brooding alone at house parties.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
How many days have passed between the ball and when Benedict finds Sophie at the house party?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Their deaths occurred roughly seven weeks apart last year — Harper, 18, was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point by intruders who allegedly bragged about it online afterward.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
No more brooding alone at house parties.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
How many days have passed between the ball and when Benedict finds Sophie at the house party?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Their deaths occurred roughly seven weeks apart last year — Harper, 18, was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point by intruders who allegedly bragged about it online afterward.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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