field day

noun

Definition of field daynext
1
as in outing

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2
as in revel

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Recent Examples of field day The bottom rungs of the corporate ladder have been kicked through—and seasoned professionals are having a field day. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 July 2026 At the picnic, enjoy free food, music, field day games and an apple pie-eating contest. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 The internet seemed to think so as well, as fans on X had an absolute field day with the videos coming out of the Volunteer State this weekend. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 The county has also approved two exemption requests, one tied to an event scheduled before the restrictions took effect and another for a school field day. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for field day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for field day
  1. outing
  2. revel
  3. open
  4. lark
  5. derby
  6. gambol
  7. gymkhana
  8. romp
Noun
  • Beyond Taiwan, the drama competed at Italy’s Udine Far East Film Festival and had further outings at film festivals in Hong Kong, San Diego and Singapore.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For the special outing, the pair wore coordinating dark looks.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of outing
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
  • The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of revel
Noun
  • These were people who would insist that their American passenger ride in the cab of a trade truck rather than stand in the open back with 20 passengers banging into each other and a couple of goats for hours.
    — Ethan Gologor, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Near the front door inside the home, troopers allegedly found a tan handgun with its slide open, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of open
Noun
  • DiGiannantonio was part of a group of six men, most of them young, married fathers working in industries such as general contracting and liquor sales, who opened Hooters on a lark.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Feeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of lark
Noun
  • On Monday night, there’s a west London derby as Fulham host Chelsea.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Paulsen himself fell in love after attending his very first derby in 1997.
    — Deena Prichep, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of derby
Noun
  • 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
  • In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.
    — Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
Definition of gambol
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
Definition of gymkhana
Noun
  • Martial arts and supernatural horror collide in this romp of a buddy comedy.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The crumbling institution makes an appropriately strange backdrop for a romp that mixes madcap antics, tangled romantic relationships, and the frank, sometimes enthusiastically gross sexuality that is one of Waller-Bridge’s signatures.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of romp

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“Field day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20day. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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