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Recent Examples of ceilidh
This evolved into a new wave of ceilidh pride — from rural Scots to the diaspora in New York and Melbourne — with TikTok users reimagining traditional dance culture through a modern electronic lens.
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Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Apparently the best and prettiest dancer gets chosen, but the only thing Ellen really cares about is that Brian also makes his way into the ceilidh and winds up her temporary partner during the group dance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
Dancing The Irish Network hosts its annual ceili (dance) from 4 to 7pm Sunday at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The Scotland episode sandwiches the synagogue moment with Levy standing in an ornate castle doing Sean Connery impressions, visiting a tailor to custom-make a kilt, and at a ceilidh, dancing in a kilt and making jokes about the ventilation.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Make sure to grab a wee dram at The Malt Room, Inverness’ first whisky bar, followed by Hootananny, a ceilidh cafe for live traditional Scottish folk music (even Mumford and Sons have played here).
—Marisel Salazar, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Apparently the best and prettiest dancer gets chosen, but the only thing Ellen really cares about is that Brian also makes his way into the ceilidh and winds up her temporary partner during the group dance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Aug. 2025
Dancing The Irish Network hosts its annual ceili (dance) from 4 to 7pm Sunday at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The Scotland episode sandwiches the synagogue moment with Levy standing in an ornate castle doing Sean Connery impressions, visiting a tailor to custom-make a kilt, and at a ceilidh, dancing in a kilt and making jokes about the ventilation.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Make sure to grab a wee dram at The Malt Room, Inverness’ first whisky bar, followed by Hootananny, a ceilidh cafe for live traditional Scottish folk music (even Mumford and Sons have played here).
—Marisel Salazar, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceilidh
Noun
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In Toad’s smaller Lilly’s Pad area, there is an extended jam session featuring songs by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath in honor of Osbourne’s death last year.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
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The actor shared shots of him and Tatum, a clip of a cast jam session and a mirror selfie from his makeup chair.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The festival — which originated in 1978 as the United States Film Festival, before being taken over by the Sundance Institute — has outgrown its location and will be held next year in Boulder, Colorado.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Slush 18-19 November in Helsinki, Finland Helsinki's tech festival wraps up the European event calendar with signature energy—literally, they're known for the neon lights and production design.—
Melinda Elmborg,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Eating well is a huge feature—from the perfect crepes, homemade jams and market fruit of breakfast to Dyades locavore menu, noted in the Michelin guide, which makes the herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables from the kitchen garden shine.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thinking in workflows can help you to identify critical flaws in the process, like that redundant approval step that tends to log-jam projects.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The church annually has a songfest following Dec. 25, which actually begins the Christmas season, but this one will honor the Rev. Wally Hyclak, who is retiring Jan. 1.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Dec. 2019
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The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.—
Dennis Hohenberger,
Courant Community,
29 May 2018
Noun
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But what was once known as the Lieder recital — the German title for songs in a genre once dominated by Schubert, Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss — has approached its sell-by date.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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According to TVLine, one of the items in the backpack was a drawing of Ava at her first-grade recital, proving that Roman had been watching his family from afar.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ceilidh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceilidh. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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