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house party

noun

Definition of house partynext
as in tea party

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Recent Examples of house party Authorities are asking for help in identifying a man who pulled a gun and opened fire during a house party in a neighborhood near Mount Helix, wounding a woman, six weeks ago. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2026 In April, Daesean Moctezuma Orland, 18, was fatally shot while attending a house party outside Orlando. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Evans is also suspected of participating in the killing of 18-year-old Guardian Harper, a football star from El Cerrito and Benicia high schools who was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 In the clip, Bottomley’s character can be seen cajoling Howells’ Taylor into having a drink and letting loose at a house party. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for house party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house party
  1. tea party
  2. cocktail party
  3. hen party
  4. tea
  5. supper
  6. symposium
  7. meet and greet
  8. social
Noun
  • The vacation also included horseback riding, visiting an aquarium and an afternoon tea party.
    — Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But a quaint tea party can feel just as festive as a fall feast, especially with the right tea set.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tea party
Noun
  • On Saturday night, Mytheresa took over Café Chelsea for a cocktail party with Sevigny, who fronts their latest fall campaign.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The move is being launched at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where IMDb is hosting an industry cocktail party on September 14.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cocktail party
Noun
  • One hen party group nearly brought the roof down.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
  • Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.
    — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Definition of hen party
Noun
  • There’s no point in debating with customers whether the perfect pot of tea or espresso coffee brews better at temperatures that don’t peel the skin from the roof of your mouth.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Cool off with 8 unique tea lattes that take you around the world, a guide by Melody Xu.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of tea
Noun
  • Earlier that evening during his last supper with his disciples, we are told Jesus himself had fervently prayed.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Whip up this supper on a gray day to clear the poor weather haze.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of supper
Noun
  • Similar symposiums have been held at the same location in Septembers past, but the tenor of this year’s, hosted by TreePeople, was different.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Those reading the tea leaves even focused on how Warsh kicked off his speech at the economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of symposium
Noun
  • But the real action was in line for the Breen meet and greet, which snaked across the lobby of the Regal’s mezzanine level after the second screening.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The annual preseason fundraiser kicks off the 2026 football season, offering fans the opportunity to meet and greet UCF players, coaches, and executives.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of meet and greet
Noun
  • Hair loss and skin irritation during her time managing social at Huda Beauty in Dubai turned out to be caused by water quality, not product routine, an insight that would take years to translate into a viable brand.
    — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher recently followed the band on socials.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Definition of social

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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20party. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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