as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
the town's annual Fourth of July carnival
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Recent Examples of carnival
Chloe McGowan, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022
The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 June 2025
The carnival at the fest opens on Wednesday and provides unlimited rides with the purchase of a wristband.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Noun
Whitestown's family-friendly Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. with live music, carnival-style food, a ticketed kid's zone and a fireworks show once the sun goes down.
—Chloe McGowan, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022
The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
Adjective
Wednesday: Eve of the Outcasts: What starts off as a fun school carnival (shudder!) falls under Wednesday’s spell to make for a twisted tour through the macabre.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 June 2025
The carnival at the fest opens on Wednesday and provides unlimited rides with the purchase of a wristband.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnival
Noun
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This includes strategic media spending, cultural partnerships, and on-the-ground activations at festivals such as BottleRock and La Onda.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Corey Kent will join as a special guest on all dates, while Australian country star Brad Cox will open the Sunburnt Country festival dates.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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There was something almost carnivalesque about playing baseball in such miserable conditions.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Before last year’s trial, the blocks surrounding the Superior Court in Dedham developed a carnivalesque atmosphere.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Having such long races necessitated a wider competitive field and that created an experience that’s even more riotous, where there’s an equivalent of a NASCAR-like crash at every corner.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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With vibrant, squiggly animation that relies heavily on archival imagery and a riotous sense of rhythm, Odermatt delivers a short that is both a parody and a love letter to one of opera and pop culture’s greatest 20th century icons.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Noun
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A number of celebrities are invited to the wedding festivities, which remain a secret but are expected to kick off on Thursday and end Saturday in the picturesque Italian city.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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The new Whole Foods grocery store in downtown St. Charles is officially open, with dozens of customers gathering Wednesday morning for the festivities.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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On June 2, before a raucous audience of roughly 100 friends, family, and alums, the students graduated as actual drag performers.—
David Mack,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Morocco’s Wydad gave their raucous fans a first goal of the tournament to celebrate when Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one back, which led to a flare being thrown onto the pitch and smoke engulfing much of the playing area.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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The other Jaylin Williams will be in a boisterous section with Lu Dort and the other younger Thunder players but also often parrying back and forth with his namesake and Gilgeous-Alexander.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Fortunately, the board rejected the proposal at a boisterous public meeting this month.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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The banal village tunes that Mahler altered into sinister mock vulgarities—did these not recall the raffish klezmer bands, the wandering musicians who played at shtetl weddings?—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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There’s an over-the-top and overdressed fish out of water (me), a raffish Englishmen homesick for Great Britain (my husband Aidan, who will be mortified to read any of this), and an ensemble of quirky characters.—
Mosha Lundström Halbert,
Vogue,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Fittingly, a green laser shined out into the crowd as attendees turned from polite listeners to a rowdy mosh pit, singing every word.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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Known for its rowdy weekend pool parties at Strawberry Moon, The Goodtime Hotel, Miami Beach, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, can be your Friday kick start to the weekend.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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“Carnival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnival. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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