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also ceili
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Recent Examples of ceilidh
Dancing The Irish Network hosts its annual ceili (dance) from 4 to 7pm Sunday at the Hyatt Centric French Quarter.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The night concluded with a ceilidh hosted by Amber’s music school friends, the Haggis Chasers.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
The night concluded with a ceilidh hosted by Amber’s music school friends, the Haggis Chasers.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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
The wedding featured three musical moments in total: Italian jazz, followed by a ceilidh band, and then an ’80s and ’90s disco by DJ Henri, which had everyone dancing past 3 a.m.
—Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 28 June 2022
She’s a member of the Irish American Club and a traditional Irish ceilidh dancer.
—Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022
But later in the episode, while attending a traditional Scottish ceilidh — think of the Gatherings featured on Outlander — at Borthwick Castle, McTavish and his hips are given their rightful time to shine.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2021
Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
The night concluded with a ceilidh hosted by Amber’s music school friends, the Haggis Chasers.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
The night concluded with a ceilidh hosted by Amber’s music school friends, the Haggis Chasers.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
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
The wedding featured three musical moments in total: Italian jazz, followed by a ceilidh band, and then an ’80s and ’90s disco by DJ Henri, which had everyone dancing past 3 a.m.
—Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 28 June 2022
She’s a member of the Irish American Club and a traditional Irish ceilidh dancer.
—Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022
But later in the episode, while attending a traditional Scottish ceilidh — think of the Gatherings featured on Outlander — at Borthwick Castle, McTavish and his hips are given their rightful time to shine.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceilidh
Noun
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The song emerged from a jam session between Wonder and the late British guitar player Jeff Beck, who recorded his own (lesser, no offense) version soon thereafter.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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The eclectic collection of jam sessions also features West Los Angeles artists and musicians of the era, including Burgess Meredith (Rocky, Batman), as well as members of Oingo Boingo.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Lai visited army engineers and anti-submarine helicopter crews at bases in the southern city of Kaohsiung to thank them for their efforts before the traditional Dragon Boat festival at the end of the month.—
Ben Blanchard,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The festival will unfold across the Qatari capital of Doha.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Creators have found dozens of ways to repurpose empty jam and jelly jars, affectionately referring to their collection of glass vessels as a jam jar army.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2025
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Explore Rihanna See latest videos, charts and news This week, Rihanna unveils a summer Smurf jam, Morgan Wallen pulls back the curtain and Jin continues his solo momentum.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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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Nina Stemme, the Swedish soprano, gave a recital in Carnegie Hall.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 May 2025
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Their calendars sync up long enough — but only just — for a duo recital at Northwestern University, scheduled for April 21 after being deferred from January.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Ceilidh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceilidh. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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