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Recent Examples of hootenanny
High-tech met high-proof hootenanny, and nobody looked back.
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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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
Noun
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Friday night’s program centers on performances by the Bay Area’s Aux Cajunals (featuring Eric and Suzy Thompson) and south Louisiana’s Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, with an evening-concluding jam session.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Come for just an evening show, or stay longer on the campgrounds for a chance to catch an impromptu fireside jam session.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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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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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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The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.—
Dennis Hohenberger,
Courant Community,
29 May 2018
Noun
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Discoveries about the underlying technical mechanisms within LLMs are showing us more so how AI personas happen under-the-hood.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Transparency and press advocates say the statute threatens democratic oversight by creating a new legal mechanism that can shield information from public view, limit voters’ ability to scrutinize those in power and weaken the public’s right to know.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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This category is a log jam for the widely influential acoustic and electric R&B approach of Dijon Duenas, who’s here for his work on Justin Bieber’s immense Swag and for his exemplary solo album Baby.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Starters include Classic Deviled Eggs or Fried Pickles with buttermilk dressing, followed by entrée choices like the Shed Burger—topped with American and Swiss cheese, onion jam, lettuce, tomato and Shed Sauce—or a Chicken Sandwich with habanero honey and pickles.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2026.
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