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as in drunk
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing

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carouse

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verb

as in to drink
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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Verb
After all that carousing, Chalamet, 29, managed to show up all smiles on race day on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in MiamI Gardens. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025 Some allegedly caroused until dawn. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for carouse
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Noun
  • Finally, our cities should impose stiff civil penalties on bars and valet services who let drunks drive.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • The sole reason to go is to eat hot rolls and chicken and drink good lemonade.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
  • Speaking, eating, and drinking on public transportation is discouraged in Japan, and the train car is as quiet as a study hall.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Retail traders are on a buying spree that can keep equities marching to record highs.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 July 2025
  • That wound up turning into a chaotic nine-day spree of surprise shows in people’s yards, following a pop-up show on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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  • And there are the neighbors who revel at the many nicknames coined for the spot.
    Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
  • Milan’s Chukwueze revelled on this stage, exciting fans further with a number skilful runs on the ball.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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  • Arguably, the consensus is now a bit complacent regarding the potential impact of tariff outcomes, lulled by a slow-and-steady economy helped by a torrid tech capex binge.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 2025
  • Season 14 runs a relatively scant 10 episodes, released as a binge on the streaming service Hulu rather than weekly on broadcast network Fox.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 25 July 2025

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“Carouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouse. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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