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Recent Examples of clambake
The coast of Maine is my idea of what summertime is all about, from clambakes on the rocky shore to falling asleep to the sound of seagulls.
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Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
For example, a bride and a groom who once summered in Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, may want to highlight clambake memories in one course.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This traditional New England clambake includes two lobsters, steamers, fish chowder, potato, an egg, corn on the cob, and blueberry cake.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024
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Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
For example, a bride and a groom who once summered in Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, may want to highlight clambake memories in one course.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
This traditional New England clambake includes two lobsters, steamers, fish chowder, potato, an egg, corn on the cob, and blueberry cake.
—Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambake
Noun
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My father would read us a chapter after supper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Simmered in a smoky, buttery, extra-creamy sauce, this hearty chicken pasta supper is cowboy-approved.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The afternoon soiree, which was held in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, saw the royals smiling while greeting guests, taking time to chat with some of them.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Cartier’s party was the first stop of several post–Met Gala soirees for this crowd, many of whom migrated downtown to attend the late-night bashes like the GQ after-party at The Twenty Two.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
Noun
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The long-simmering feud with Britain came to a boil at the end of 1773, when a group of Bostonians dressed up as Indians and dumped a large freight of British tea into the harbor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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This old-fashioned coffee cake recipe is the perfect companion to the after-church coffee and tea.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The parties the club hosted at the old venue — such as Sacramento Turn Verein’s ninth annual masquerade ball, held March 1-2, 1878 — were astonishing.—
Graham Womack
May 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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The production, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, jettisons the animal masquerade for a different kind of drag extravaganza.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The people behind Fire in the Mountains have teamed with the Firekeeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention and mental wellness for the Blackfeet Nation community, making the festival’s raison d’être feel more noble than your standard summer shindig.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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Curators, art lovers and fellow artists are coming by for studio visits and show openings, which have gained a reputation as real shindigs.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On May 14, the Colour Of Cannes Honours, a new industry symposium focused on filmmakers of colour attending the Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Market, will launch its inaugural edition at the Plage des Palmes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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This weekend’s symposium in Nashville is one of the most significant parts of the center’s outreach to justices.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Now known as Cowboy Cookies, these perfect bites won a First Lady cookie bake-off in 2000 between Laura Bush and Tipper Gore, and since then the cookies have been famous.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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Coffman never expected to be opening a bake shop.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Carl showed up at Lindsay’s housewarming with a thoughtful gift for Lindsay and her daughter.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Available in a punchy red or sleek chrome, the set also makes an especially cheeky housewarming gift, riffing on the classic trope of bringing scented candles to new homeowners.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Clambake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambake. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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