ˌfest
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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Recent Examples of fest
For her part, Shakira performed at a version of the fest hosted on the eve of the G20 Summit in Hamburg back in 2017.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
In a miracle from the beat gods, workers on site were able to clear out the piles of debris and construct a new stage to host the fest’s headliners overnight, giving Nervo, Axwell, Martin Garrix, Alok and others a place to perform on night one.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Kicking off the fest on Wednesday is Tamara Stepanyan’s In the Land of Arto, starring Camille Cottin and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, which dives into Armenia and the war traumas its people deal with.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Twice becomes the first female K-pop group to headline the fest, while Korn returns to Lolla for the first time since 1997.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 July 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
In a miracle from the beat gods, workers on site were able to clear out the piles of debris and construct a new stage to host the fest’s headliners overnight, giving Nervo, Axwell, Martin Garrix, Alok and others a place to perform on night one.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Kicking off the fest on Wednesday is Tamara Stepanyan’s In the Land of Arto, starring Camille Cottin and Zar Amir Ebrahimi, which dives into Armenia and the war traumas its people deal with.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Twice becomes the first female K-pop group to headline the fest, while Korn returns to Lolla for the first time since 1997.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fest
festival
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The new agreement expands the current relationship into all five verticals of AEG’s business: venues, festivals, touring, the AXS ticketing platform and sports teams, and makes Amex the official payment partner of AEG at 40 properties on four continents.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The festival runs from 11:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. all three days; admission is free until 4 p.m. Friday, and until 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fest. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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