cocktail party

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Recent Examples of cocktail party The themed cocktail party will feature complimentary samples of the Honey Deuce, alongside live match screenings and a table tennis competition. Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Ahead of the cocktail party, everyone spends their time whispering to each other about which two women to vote out. EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The House Freedom Caucus has never been interested in cocktail party invitations or glowing words from the liberal media. Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 The social media influencer and model attended the LVMH Prize cocktail party in March and made an appearance at Tommy Hilfiger‘s New York Knicks game VIP watch party in February. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocktail party
Noun
  • Use it at your next tea party or whenever dehydration strikes.
    Elissa Suh, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The first stage of planning any party involves vision boarding, researching, and establishing a theme—an afternoon tea party is no exception.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The charges stem from a shooting that happened Oct. 21, 2023 during a house party on the 400 block of Shannon Way in Oakley.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That's without mentioning a stellar soundtrack, its brilliantly caricaturish deconstruction of high school cliquery, and a house party worthy of the name Bogey Lowenstein (Kyle Cease).
    Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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 4-cup size is perfect for making a pot of tea to share with friends (or just to enjoy a few extra cups for yourself).
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The ultimate therapy might just be sitting by the tranquil sea with a soothing cup of your personally prescribed tea and a healthy afternoon snack.
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Think of any remaining meat as getting one step ahead on a future supper.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Those looking to make some nocturnal memories will want to check out their weekend residency with NYC nightlife destination GOSPËL hosting supper-club style parties through September 6.
    Rana Good, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Lady Gaga will host a Q&A/meet and greet in-game at some point (date currently TBD) during the activation window.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Kelce, 35, famously spoke about wanting to give Swift his number via friendship bracelet after attending her Eras Tour show in 2023, and being disappointed when a meet and greet didn't pan out.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And Powell also nodded to that possibility in his keynote speech last month at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Blanchflower confirmed that Dartmouth and the UN are co-hosting a symposium in New Hampshire in late October, with guests including Jonathan Haidt and Robert Putnam.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since the sketch comedy series premiered, the total impressions have hit around 150 million with total views on full episodes reaching 1.5 million, an impressive number for something thats only being pushed on socials and only found on YouTube.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Lacy’s been teasing the project in plain sight, wearing merch for the album in photos on his socials, all while fans clamor for new music.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Cocktail party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocktail%20party. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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