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
  • During pre-production, the group drank margaritas in Elassal’s hotel room, went on weekend outings to hockey games, even shared their biggest secrets.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At the start of each summer season, the mayor takes an inaugural swim at a local beach, though Tom’s outing gets spooky when a potentially supernatural being scratches him out in the water.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 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
  • The post comes as internal divisions within the Democratic Party over Israel and antisemitism have flared into the open.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But raw materials usually trade in markets that discover their value in the open, and this one is priced on confidence that the machines keep earning long enough to pay for themselves.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 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
  • Which is the point when a nicely thrilling romp of a movie becomes a masterclass in how environmental survival really works.
    — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Martial arts and supernatural horror collide in this romp of a buddy comedy.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 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 31 Aug. 2026.

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