as in drunk
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing
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Recent Examples of carouse
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
Many foreign attendees at San Fermín have no stomach for the spectacle and spend their early evenings carousing in local bars instead.
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Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
These increasingly crazed visitors spend their days lazing on the shore, drinking and eating, carousing with prostitutes, and abusing Rosa (played by B-movie actress Leonora Fani, who would also star in the equally notorious vacation film Giallo in Venice) for their own entertainment.
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Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
In late March, a few hundred people descended on the Mall at Bay Plaza in the Bronx with young-looking shoppers carousing and running through the complex, based on a TikTok video.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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Verb
But that doesn’t add much beyond three crusty Báthory ancestors carousing drunkenly in their coffins.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
Many foreign attendees at San Fermín have no stomach for the spectacle and spend their early evenings carousing in local bars instead.
—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
These increasingly crazed visitors spend their days lazing on the shore, drinking and eating, carousing with prostitutes, and abusing Rosa (played by B-movie actress Leonora Fani, who would also star in the equally notorious vacation film Giallo in Venice) for their own entertainment.
—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
In late March, a few hundred people descended on the Mall at Bay Plaza in the Bronx with young-looking shoppers carousing and running through the complex, based on a TikTok video.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carouse
Noun
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The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.
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Dan, the big blond, kicks every drunk that comes near him.
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Staying hydrated is also key, so make sure to drink plenty of water.
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The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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The charges stem from a March 15 crime spree in southeast Portland that prosecutors said targeted four women.
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And Louis, perhaps exhausted from his spree of bouts, but also perhaps looking past Schmeling, hadn’t trained much.
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The pair sequester themselves in a shed while guests revel outside in the sunshine.
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Nebraska fans with seats around the tunnel spotted them, because thousands of Nebraska fans were still in their seats, reveling, the music still thumping in the arena, as if some kind of encore would be happening.
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His most recent transactions—spending more than $8 million on 600,000 shares in early June—are just the latest in a nearly $30 million buying binge since early May.
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“Carouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouse. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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