cocktail party

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Recent Examples of cocktail party The restaurant hosted an opening cocktail party that included several current and former Cowboys players. Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 Giorgio Armani Oscars Cocktail Rodeo Drive The fashion house opens up its Rodeo Drive store for an annual pre-Oscars cocktail party in honor of awards season. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026 But even the starting tier includes the conversation with Molly, plus a cocktail party and full fashion show. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 The pair crossed paths at a military cocktail party in 1943. Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocktail party
Noun
  • Group multiple chairs together for a whimsical display that looks like a tiny garden is having a tea party.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Determined to spy her way out of Gilead, Daisy uses the tea party as a chance to snoop around Commander MacKenzie’s study.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the first onscreen interaction between them, Rue, now working as a drug mule for a dealer named Laurie (Martha Kelly), wends her way through a labyrinthine house party before meeting Alamo, sitting in a hot tub, flanked by four strippers, and wearing a Speedo and a cowboy hat.
    Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • One person was shot at a house party in West Sacramento early Sunday morning, according to the West Sacramento Police Department.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sánchez won this thing for the second time in six weeks with 31.4 percent of your votes, on the strength of—how fitting—her hen party in Paris.
    George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 31 May 2025
  • Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And if the steamy climate gets to be too much, sip tereré, an ice-cold version of green Argentine tea, on an observation deck built at the height of the tree canopy.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Pair with overgrown ivy, a pot of tea, and hour upon hour of confessional conversation.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Nordic-inclined, open-kitchen Refectory hosts breakfast, lunch, and supper.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Roasted potatoes and onions are just the side dish this classic supper needs.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It will be followed by a reception with food and drink in the Parish Hall to meet and greet the performers.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
  • On this season of the show, there was a dinner, kind of like a meet and greet with Tyler's parents.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the strait, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister floated the idea at a symposium in Jakarta earlier this week.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At the symposium, a new bachelor of science in geospatial services degree program was launched, beginning with the fall semester.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, the chamber held its inaugural member celebration as a Friday afternoon member social at Nestldown.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Sure, Patience is still filming with a cell phone for Val’s socials, but Jane is nowhere to be seen.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Cocktail party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocktail%20party. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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