caroused

Definition of carousednext
past tense of carouse
as in drank
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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  • Writings by Kouri Richins found in the family home indicate the couple drank a Moscow Mule cocktail and a lemon drop shot.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In a 2025 study published in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, adults who drank beetroot juice twice daily for two weeks experienced significant reductions in blood pressure.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • Paramount+ has historically seen higher churn but UFC fans should make for stickier subscribers—traditional sports leagues have off-seasons and TV shows can be quickly binged, but the UFC’s programming is ongoing.
    Andrew Root, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • My colleague Jesse David Fox just binged all five episodes of the season.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Caroused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caroused. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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