carousals

Definition of carousalsnext
plural of carousal
as in drunks
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking came home tired and hungover after an all-night carousal with his friends

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Noun
  • The movie follows a group of petty cheats, liars and drunks who are duped by nefarious opportunists who visit their crumbling town.
    John Penner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • So far, federal prosecutors have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.
    Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
  • If binges are a risk, a teen and parent can partner and go through the buffet line and then switch plates with each other, so that the parent is keeping the child or adolescent’s portions appropriate.
    Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Carousals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousals. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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