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hootenannies

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plural of hootenanny

as in sings

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The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of symphonies

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The Global Wellness Institute’s 2026 outlook explicitly bundles sober morning raves with multi-day wellness festivals.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
The film world premiered at TIFF in 2025 and then went on to screen in a more than a dozen film festivals including BFI London, Malmo and the Red Sea International Film Festival.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of festivals

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Ariel’s reaction to King Triton blowing up all her thingamabobs is understandable.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.

— Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of thingamabobs

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Most hoppers require you to place your bills as neat and evenly as possible to avoid jams and other issues, but better hoppers give you some wiggle room.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
If the party gets a little too wild, and someone knocks the jams into the drink, don't worry.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of jams

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There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.

— Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of doohickeys

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Habeas corpus, which allows a defendant to challenge the legality of their imprisonment, is among several mechanisms for release, some of which depend on a detainee’s location.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
It is also expected to include language barring non-NATO bases as well as mechanisms for blocking Chinese and Russian investments.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of mechanisms

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However, a medical case report published this week offers a new and alarming way our digital doodads may cause physical harm.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
In many ways, these doodads seem like an offshoot of the ongoing craze for NeeDoh squish toys, which likewise offer the comforts of the stress ball and vital early lessons in consumerism.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of doodads

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