field day

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Recent Examples of field day The sole McLaren of Norris had a rather mid-field day, without the top speed to pass, even with the drag-reduction system. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 And if the fight in the Jets is anything like last week, that means Fields is in for a field day (what! Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 The Omaha Storm Chasers — the Royals’ Triple-A affiliate — had an offensive field day in their road game against the Columbus Clippers. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025 Those who think Boone's even-keel attitude hurts the club were having a field day during the losing streak. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for field day
Noun
  • Burke allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked one in the 88-pitch outing in front of the sellout crowd of 42,758, helping the Sox (16-17) extend their season-high winning streak to five games.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Sasaki rebounded to throw three perfect innings to finish his outing.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • In the summer, the monsoon rains fatten the grass into a verdant shag, an annual revel for grazers.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to undermine efforts to move away from Confederate associations, an issue that has long split people who favor preserving an aspect of southern heritage and those who want slavery-supporting revels stripped of valor.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Some Connecticut towns have brought history out in the open by researching and sharing information about its history with regard to enslaving people.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The first was in July, 2024, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when Thomas Matthew Crooks open fired on Trump with a rifle, grazing the president’s ear.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • What started as a boyhood lark became a career with a mission.
    Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • By 1948, the first derby took place in front of the Crisfield Post Office.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Cologne remains in danger after a 2-1 loss at home to Leverkusen in their Rhine derby.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This exuberant carnival combines a city run and a drag-queen concert with an Amazing Race-style gambol on tuk-tuks, collectively drawing thousands of participants each year—no small feat in a country where large public gatherings are legally restricted.
    Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Running a gymkhana in the 600SL would be like asking Her Majesty to run a boot-camp obstacle course.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Veronica Duncan knew at once what to look for in a pony or a horse, after all those gymkhanas and point-to-points.
    The Economist, The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
Noun
  • In the South Shore League, Jacob Landers tossed a complete-game shutout with 11 strikeouts for Middleboro in a 10-0 romp over Carver.
    Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Moving through the images feels like a romp around a year of both crisis and hope, as the economy crumbles and Obama is elected.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026

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“Field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20day. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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