as in merrymaking
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as in drinking
to take part in drunken revelry
spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates
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Recent Examples of carousing
Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The carousing reached its apogee on the final night.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
Noun
Their spaces are meant for gathering and carousing—not just looking at.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The carousing reached its apogee on the final night.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carousing
Noun
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Museums also make for a great break from holiday-merrymaking.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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The merrymaking vibes are cemented with a glowing carousel, nativity scenes (belénes), and loads of handcrafted ornaments and gifts to choose from.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Galloway is a happy user of both substances, and treats drinking as a pleasure best enjoyed in youth.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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Advice for preventing or treating UTIs has long focused on diet — think cranberry juice, avoiding coffee or drinking more water.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The lounge will be open nightly for pre- and post-show revelry, even for guests not attending the performance.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Some main streets maintain a quieter, almost nostalgic presence, while others are more lively (take a walk down Nashville’s Lower Broadway at night for a real dose of honky-tonk revelry).—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Winston Peacock’s Ghost of Christmas Present is especially winning with decidedly John Belushi-esque jollity.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Dec. 2025
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The jollity extends to the audience, which if Friday’s night’s crowd was indication is largely filled with family and friends of the large cast and who are prone to applaud and whoop at the end of every scene.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the film’s center are the lovably gruff duo Flic and Minna, played with precision and stiff-upper-lipped hilarity by newcomers Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear respectively.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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This is the case with Saturday Night Live, a show that has reached the highest highs and lowest lows of hilarity for half a century.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Britpop music and binging prestige TV shows.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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In many ways, once that past was purged Kansas City has been binging on BIRGing ever since.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Later, for nearly 60 years, the lights were out and the gaiety muted in this once-vibrant community.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brooding in the historical background are the plantations, the vexed issue of where the money comes from that underwrites all this charm, these impeccable manners, this unsteady gaiety.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Especially watching Curtis reveling playing a teen again.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Carousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carousing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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