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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The film has played more than 100 festivals internationally and is distributed by Kino Lorber.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Sep. 2025
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Counting The Life of Chuck, which premiered at festivals in 2024 but opened wide this June, four of King's stories will have hit the box office by the time 2025 comes to a close, three of which—Chuck, The Monkey, and this week's The Long Walk—were first-time adaptations.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The relative lack of attention toward Hortman’s assassination has been pointed to by some left-wing figures as evidence of hypocrisy from those on the Right, particularly those who were angry over the celebrations of some left-wing social media users over Kirk’s death.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are many tastings, celebrations, parties and events with food and music as well.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s the message from senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who has put the boot into the nation’s top football leagues for booking international entertainers to lead their grand final festivities.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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As usual, Entertainment Weekly will be front and center for all the festivities with PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly's Red Carpet Live show.—
Rebecca Detken,
EW.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Fests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fests. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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