carousal

noun

kə-ˈrau̇-zəl How to pronounce carousal (audio)
Definition of carousalnext
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends

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Recent Examples of carousal And the managerial carousal keeps spinning. — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025 The post features a carousal of images from the proposal, including of Deutch's ring. — Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 Kevin wrote under a carousal of images of them loved up over the years. — Essence, 15 Aug. 2025 Also on Monday, James shared his own Instagram post commemorating the occasion featuring a carousal of images and videos from race day. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022 Amid the college football chaotic coaching carousal this season, the masses want their opinions heard. — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carousal
  1. spree
  2. drunk
  3. binge
Noun
  • And her giving spree shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, despite having donated nearly half of her net worth.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • My spree took under 20 minutes and almost no effort, a much easier proposition than hitting multiple stores to try to find these pieces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of spree
Noun
  • For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of drunk
Noun
  • The Peacock drama felt engineered for nothing more than capturing a weekend crowd, the kind of binge that dominates social media for three days and is then forgotten entirely.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
  • But Junior Caminero, who celebrated his 23rd birthday Sunday but didn’t extend his homer binge of 11 over 11 games, popped out, which ended Lambert’s day.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of binge

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“Carousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousal. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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