house party

noun

Definition of house partynext
as in tea party

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Recent Examples of house party The woman came forward in December 2024, in a civil lawsuit filed by Buzbee, accusing Jay-Z and Combs of raping her at a house party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held in New York. — Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026 Plenty of people hire the whole place and throw the ultimate decadent house party. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Biles was quickly approached by Paris Hilton’s husband Carter Reum and invited to a house party. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026 Eight people were shot and one was killed at a house party on Weir Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 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
  • Like, say, corralling the Chicago School Board, which makes speaking to us look like attending a tea party.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kremer was active in the tea party movement, which arose in opposition to government spending during President Barack Obama’s first term.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tea party
Noun
  • Wear them with a black dress for a fall wedding or let the leopard print dress up a simple cocktail party look.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Gianvito Rossi put on a cool, fun cocktail party to present its new collection of joyful shoes that reimagined some of its most iconic styles, as the brand celebrates 20 years.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 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 a wool tea room by French artist Agnès Debizet, Harry Nuriev built a Japanese-denim mahjong lounge, and French straw-marquetry master Lison de Caunes entwined twisted leather and shearling with Art Deco panels.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Award-winning coffee from Daily Grind in Unionville, hot chocolate, tea, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, breakfast sandwiches, popcorn, candy, flew out that window.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tea
Noun
  • Bella chews him out for punching Angus in the face right before Angus’s big presentation, which Johnny knew about because they were supposed to throw a return supper for him, a dinner Johnny was supposed to cook.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • If the younger Kelce no longer has to sing for his supper, his quarterback’s own endorsement duties suggest that last year’s retreat was no fluke.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of supper
Noun
  • For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 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
  • This event includes a character meet and greet, live entertainment, giveaways and trick-or-treat stations.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Christina Grimmie Christina Grimmie’s death shocked The Voice fans when she was shot and killed during a meet and greet on June 10, 2016.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2026.

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