cocktail party

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Recent Examples of cocktail party This isn’t about investing in the big brand name that everybody is talking about at a cocktail party. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocktail party
Noun
  • But this isn’t just your typical human tea party … Alicia brought her dolls.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Prior to the stabbing that evening, both had been at a house party that involved underage drinking and a fight.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Members of Corey Shearer’s family described the 20-year-old Amador County man as loving, kind soul who went out one night four years ago to a Rancho Cordova house party and was shot four times.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 May 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
  • 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
  • This old-fashioned coffee cake recipe is the perfect companion to the after-church coffee and tea.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • My father would read us a chapter after supper.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • Simmered in a smoky, buttery, extra-creamy sauce, this hearty chicken pasta supper is cowboy-approved.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • After her field duties, Omaha always hosts a meet and greet with her fans, who get a shake and an Omaha baseball card.
    Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • That happened to coincide with Lange winning an auction through the Minnesota Wild Foundation that granted a meet and greet with the team mascot.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nowadays, the brand's socials are loaded with more photos of mountain bikes, ski goggles and foaming surf than camper vans or motorhomes.
    C.C. Weiss May 05, New Atlas, 5 May 2026
  • In 2025, the chamber held its inaugural member celebration as a Friday afternoon member social at Nestldown.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

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“Cocktail party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocktail%20party. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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