ceilidhs

variants also ceilis
plural of ceilidh, Scottish & Irish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceilidhs
Noun
  • Most sister city relationships are largely symbolic and volunteer-driven, but many have produced student exchanges, cultural festivals, business delegations and humanitarian partnerships.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • Throughout the city and surrounding suburbs, communities and neighborhoods mark the holiday with their own fireworks, live music, family events and festivals.
    Jade Tran, Washington Post, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • This year’s guest conductor was Stuart Chafetz, principal pops conductor of the Columbus Symphony, and the Chautauqua and Marin symphonies.
    Emily Curiel May 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Steely and deliberate songwriting that casually staggers down the line between rhythm and melody, laced with loose yet conscious jams.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • Achieving it in reality would be brutally hard because the target moves, hides, jams, uses decoys, and fights back.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
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