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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.
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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
But Stapleton’s ability to make a giant concrete edifice seem like an intimate hootenanny with just an acoustic guitar and his deeply expressive voice was a rare accomplishment.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Some were these churlish rock records, others hootenanny folk records, bluegrass/country standards with Mac Wiseman.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
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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
But Stapleton’s ability to make a giant concrete edifice seem like an intimate hootenanny with just an acoustic guitar and his deeply expressive voice was a rare accomplishment.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Some were these churlish rock records, others hootenanny folk records, bluegrass/country standards with Mac Wiseman.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hootenanny
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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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Shot in 2021, the film apparently featured a crew of Ukrainian gangsters as the henchmen of Hugh Grant’s billionaire arms dealer antagonist, Greg Simmonds (who is brokering the thingamajig deal).—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2023
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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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Don’t let some emotionally immature dingus shake you.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
9 Dec. 2024
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From 2000 to around 2010, Reid was a mainstay in the house band at the Monday night jam sessions at the Los Angeles club The Mint.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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After an inspired jam session and a mutual sharing of songs, Ralphs made the bold decision to leave Mott the Hoople and form a new band with Rodgers, and Bad Company was born.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
24 June 2025
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In India, which now accounts for 22 percent of global cotton production, female smallholder cotton farmers were certified as organic producers with the support of training programs, local procurement hubs and secure pricing mechanisms, with a 10 percent price premium for their cotton.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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With a locking mechanism that allows for multiple wear options, the zipper can be worn half-zipped, all the way zipped, or flipped down.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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They’re joined by a Japanese thingamabob that defies easy categorization, except for being the most affordable car here, reassuring evidence that hot technology eventually trickles down to the masses.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2011
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In fact, one of my abiding pleasures in life is finding small but transformative thingamabobs—frivolous and not at all necessary items that don’t cost much but can make life a bit sparklier, a bit easier, or just a bit sillier.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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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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Friends emerge from the weekend with a lot of hickeys.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Here are some tricks for how to remove a hickey beyond the old scarf or turtleneck trick.—
Lindsey Ellefson,
Glamour,
28 Dec. 2024
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The sit-down was so named for the Japanese charcoal grill used in many courses, which included Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, edible floral arrangements of microgreens and crackling chicken-skin cones filled with foie gras and cloudberry jam.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Hootenanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hootenanny. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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