as in celebration
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
tourists flock to the town for its annual strawberry festival
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Recent Examples of festival
The festival will open with Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out flick and close with Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The parade and festival are celebrated every year in Waukegan, a northern suburb along Lake Michigan near Great Lakes naval base, the facility set to be used as a command center for incoming immigration agents.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The Burning Man topples to the ground at the close of the festival in Nevada in 2004.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium’s popular GloWild lantern festival will return for its fourth year this week with a new theme.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The parade and festival are celebrated every year in Waukegan, a northern suburb along Lake Michigan near Great Lakes naval base, the facility set to be used as a command center for incoming immigration agents.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The Burning Man topples to the ground at the close of the festival in Nevada in 2004.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium’s popular GloWild lantern festival will return for its fourth year this week with a new theme.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festival
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The charity, which Harry has been a patron of since 2007, is holding its celebration evening honoring young people who live with challenging and life-limiting conditions and marking the contributions of those who look after them, from parents to nursing staff and carers.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The famous golf swing celebration isn’t out of place either.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The grand finale of the festivities will unfold on November 10 at The Jealous Monk, where bartenders will battle it out in a Mystic Cocktail Competition.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Independence Day festivities in the Windy City this year were quieter, some even postponed, under the weight of the looming threats.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festival. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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