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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
  • Gunja’s husband was a drunk who sold chicken and mutton bones for a living, collecting them from dhaba eating places, then transporting them to a bone-meal-fertilizer factory.
    Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Scolding your Valley co-star for being a sloppy drunk is like scolding your Gilded Age co-star for wearing wigs with weird little bangs.
    Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 24 July 2025
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  • This is more likely to happen if you're not used to high-fiber meals or don't drink enough water.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Those who have faith in the supplement stack will most likely drink between three to five types of natural or herbal pills as part of their wellness routine.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, Henley would end up entangled in the spree of crimes that Corll was secretly committing.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Artificial intelligence startups have minted dozens of new billionaires this year, adding to an AI boom that’s quickly becoming the largest wealth creation spree in recent history.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
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  • Those who wish to revel without reservation in good feelings about their country feel threatened by those who note the tragedies and oppression that lay at the heart of this period.
    ANNETTE GORDON-REED, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
  • And there are the neighbors who revel at the many nicknames coined for the spot.
    Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The result is a timeless, adrenaline binge that’s one of the most exhilarating games of the year — in two dimensions or otherwise.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
  • The battery hangs in there through long work sessions or binge marathons, and the webcam is solid for video calls.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 28 July 2025

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“Carouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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