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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Prosecutors also announced an arrest in the 2016 murder of 18-year-old Antoine Butts Miller, who was caught in crossfire of a rival gang member while standing outside a house party on Lowndes Avenue.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
That case, which occurred outside a house party, had previously been unsolved.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Trap beats and poetry flow from lounges, clubs and house parties to the north and south.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
One high-profile shooting unfolded in Harvey when an August house party turned deadly, leaving seven people injured and one man dead.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
That case, which occurred outside a house party, had previously been unsolved.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Trap beats and poetry flow from lounges, clubs and house parties to the north and south.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
One high-profile shooting unfolded in Harvey when an August house party turned deadly, leaving seven people injured and one man dead.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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