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as in event
a social gathering
we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year
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2
as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group
a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill
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as in participant
one who takes part in something
a party to the agreement
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as in person
a member of the human race
my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him
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Recent Examples of party
Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The family was waiting for a tenant who wouldn’t party or disturb their peace.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hall says Takaichi has had to be more conservative than her male colleagues in order to take the helm of the party.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Back in Beverly Hills, Heather, Emily and Gretchen have finished dinner and are ready to party.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The family was waiting for a tenant who wouldn’t party or disturb their peace.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic have made some big trades this summer in a bid to crash the party, but at present, New York and Cleveland look like the clear frontrunners in the East.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hall says Takaichi has had to be more conservative than her male colleagues in order to take the helm of the party.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party
Noun
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The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In any event, that shows you who is pulling the strings over there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The members of each faction, from the lowliest grunt to the top of the chain, are framed to be completely committed to their group’s cause.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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The two factions went to war, spilling blood through the streets of Philadelphia.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This month, the team began landing equipment to start building the 3-mile road from the coast to the first well.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The group's annual Halloween consumer survey for 2025 indicates 79% of consumers expect higher prices directly related to tariffs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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The group did not share his cause of death.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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But most of the participants stuck with the exercises.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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The researchers can’t conclude, based on observing study participants, that movement definitively caused their better health outcomes.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet the feeling that the Red Sox proved everyone wrong prompted him to revel, too.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gattuso reveled as his side broke the deadlock when Moise Kean headed in Mateo Retegui’s flick-on in the 58th minute.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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To think their beef happened because the students voted to have the big bash at Kat's home rather than Amber’s.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are Christmas stalls at the beloved farmers’ market each Saturday this month, as well as bashes like the New Year’s Eve party called Glitter & Grooves at Coyote Sonoma.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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