as in festivals
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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Recent Examples of fests
What about films from earlier fests, including Sundance, Berlin and Cannes?
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
As the fall festival season revs up, standouts from fests past populate an engaging indie weekend.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The fests focused on reasoning, attention, information processing, executive function, working memory, and episodic memory.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
As the fall festival season revs up, standouts from fests past populate an engaging indie weekend.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The fests focused on reasoning, attention, information processing, executive function, working memory, and episodic memory.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fests
Noun
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Four-fifths of the money goes to film projects; the rest goes to organizations such as the film academy and festivals.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Celebrate Bavarian culture at Oktoberfest Oktoberfest festivals are still happening throughout the capital region, showcasing German culture from brews, steins, sausages, lederhosen and dancing.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hairs on the back of the neck still stand up now when thinking of the post-match celebrations after David Seaman’s penalty save dumped out Spain in the quarter-finals.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a last-gasp play, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts threw long into the end zone, but the Broncos defense managed to bat it away to spark jubilant celebrations from the visiting fans.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The event is one of several festivities scheduled across the nation leading up to America's official quarter-millennial on July 4, 2026.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
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On September 27, the Goop founder got all dressed up for her birthday festivities in Portofino, Italy.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Fests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fests. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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