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
Newport & The Great Folk Dream takes a much broader look at the festival by showing footage of Judy Collins, Elizabeth Botton, John Lee Hooker, Peter, Paul & Mary, Dave Van Ronk, Pete Seeger, the Chambers Brothers, and many others.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
The rest of Harris’ 2025 dates include performances at Ushaïa Dubai, the Soundstorm festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia’s Jakarta Warehouse Project and Creamfields Asia.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Its standout canine star, sheepdog Panda, ultimately won the Palm Dog at the festival.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Each of the saunas at the festival feature their own design and heating style.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
The rest of Harris’ 2025 dates include performances at Ushaïa Dubai, the Soundstorm festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia’s Jakarta Warehouse Project and Creamfields Asia.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Its standout canine star, sheepdog Panda, ultimately won the Palm Dog at the festival.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Each of the saunas at the festival feature their own design and heating style.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festival
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Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager dress as Miranda Priestly and Anna Wintour while hosting the Today Halloween celebration in New York City.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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As dinner concluded, Cynthia Erivo took the microphone to invite everyone to continue the celebration.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Many people took the day off from work and brought their children to take part in the festivities.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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In celebration, Jake’s older sister, Jamilah (Adrianna Mitchell), and her kids, Lisa (Braxton Paul) and Mase (Finn Maloney), travel to New York for the festivities.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Keep the flavor fiesta going with a cooking class at one of these select Texas restaurants and culinary schools.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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New & Noteworthy Bringing the fiesta and Mexican street food flavors straight from the freezer aisle to home cooks, José Olé just launched its boldest innovation yet: Premium Taquitos, now available in Birria Beef and Pollo Asado flavors.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Festival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festival. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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