caroused

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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Verb
  • Her legal team also presented evidence that her mother drank heavily during pregnancy, impairing Pike’s brain development and her impulse control.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After the win came the customary celebration — another beer, poured into the championship trophy — but Laseter drank only about half before growing uneasy about how clean the trophy was and handing it to her teammate Pozdol.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Navarrete reveled with one woman over her husband’s release from a detention facility.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Summer may be petering out, but for those who haven’t binged Sterling Point, don’t pack up your swimsuit just yet.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An entire season of Ransom Canyon is dropped at once, can be binged in two days, and is gone for a year and a half.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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“Caroused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caroused. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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