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carouses 1 of 2

noun

plural of carouse
as in drunks
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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carouses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of carouse
as in drinks
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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  1. drunks
  2. drinks
  3. sprees
  4. binges
Noun
  • For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
  • This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
    — Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Definition of drunks
Verb
  • For just $5, keep everyone comfortable and drinks cool with the Caterer’s Corner Ice Bucket.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The cardamom banana pudding was inspired by the cardamom tea his dad drinks before bed.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of drinks
Noun
  • Indeed, some even view the market downturn as a natural return to a more balanced field following the high-flying peak TV buying sprees of global streamers.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Others went very practical, like Kelly Rowland’s trip to the supermarket, or embraced their inner child, as Donald Glover and Tiffany Haddish did with their sugar sprees.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprees
Verb
  • At first, it was thought that over time, governments would want to allow growth to organically whittle down debt-to-income ratios, which is the ideal way to pay down massive peacetime spending and tax cut binges.
    — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Definition of binges
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“Carouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouses. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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