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Recent Examples of hootenanny
After over 40 years in Utah, the indie cinema hootenanny had inked a 10-year contract with the Beehive State’s next-door neighbor in hopes of renewal and evolution.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
According to Wald, the first time Dylan is on stage in front of a really big crowd is at a Pete Seeger hootenanny, in which Seeger brought a number of young performers onstage.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's legacy showcased at the Mother Church
The two hours that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played onstage felt like part Grand Ole Opry episode, part hootenanny and part blistering psychedelic rock concert.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2024
In Jackson Hole, the Bar-T 5 Covered Wagon Cookout & Show transports guests in covered wagons to an alfresco meal accompanied by a hootenanny, an homage to campfire singalongs.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2020
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
According to Wald, the first time Dylan is on stage in front of a really big crowd is at a Pete Seeger hootenanny, in which Seeger brought a number of young performers onstage.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's legacy showcased at the Mother Church
The two hours that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played onstage felt like part Grand Ole Opry episode, part hootenanny and part blistering psychedelic rock concert.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2024
In Jackson Hole, the Bar-T 5 Covered Wagon Cookout & Show transports guests in covered wagons to an alfresco meal accompanied by a hootenanny, an homage to campfire singalongs.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hootenanny
Noun
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And this doesn’t include the little four-facial-expression thingamajigs in airport restrooms that ask you to rank cleanliness by touching them.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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Lenovo’s claim appears to be that the Legion 9i can fully cool itself with this method, no thingamajig needed.—
Monica Chin,
The Verge,
1 Sep. 2023
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The two bond over music during a late-night jam session, and Rick later learns that Danny has turned one of Rick's songs into a hit that reignites his career.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Here, this happily deluded dingus is played by a modern master of the type, David Cross.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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Companion, meanwhile, quickly makes clear what a dingus Josh is; the film seems uninterested in deeper character study, instead just generating turns aplenty to keep up the momentum.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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As with other global cultural events, such as the Venice Biennale currently underway in Italy, the glittery annual songfest is intended as a display of goodwill and togetherness between nations.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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The church annually has a songfest following Dec. 25, which actually begins the Christmas season, but this one will honor the Rev. Wally Hyclak, who is retiring Jan. 1.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
13 Dec. 2019
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As per the tests carried on behalf of the company, MST enabled more than a 10x reduction in parasitic channel charge, reducing a key mechanism of RF power loss and supporting improved high-frequency GaN device performance.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Many schools already have mechanisms in place to limit cellphone use in their buildings.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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The senior escaped several jams to toss a five-hitter with 12 strikeouts to lead JSerra past La Mirada 3-2 for its first section title.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Pizza is already savory, so balance out all that salt with a drizzle of balsamic glaze or spoonfuls of fig jam.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Wicks ends up dead, stabbed in the back with a sinister-looking thingamabob.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Dec. 2025
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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
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This evolved into a new wave of ceilidh pride — from rural Scots to the diaspora in New York and Melbourne — with TikTok users reimagining traditional dance culture through a modern electronic lens.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Apparently the best and prettiest dancer gets chosen, but the only thing Ellen really cares about is that Brian also makes his way into the ceilidh and winds up her temporary partner during the group dance.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Hootenanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hootenanny. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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