housewarming

noun

Definition of housewarmingnext
as in supper

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Recent Examples of housewarming Amanda and a group of friends went to a housewarming party before deciding on a whim to go to Pulse, an LGBTQ+-friendly nightclub that was hosting a Latin Night. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Especially after 5,000 of your neighbors show up for the housewarming party. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 For a distinctive host or housewarming gift, pick up small batch sauces, seasonings, and tea blends to share (or keep for yourself). — Lauren Sieben, Midwest Living, 27 May 2026 Carl showed up at Lindsay’s housewarming with a thoughtful gift for Lindsay and her daughter. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for housewarming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewarming
  1. supper
  2. soiree
  3. tea
  4. shower
  5. stag
  6. cocktail party
  7. shindig
  8. clambake
Noun
  • Multiple customers were hospitalized after a car drove through the front of a busy restaurant during the supper rush, Harrisburg police say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomfield oversees the resort’s culinary activities too, like a fireside supper for two and a special picnic basket to take on a scenic hike.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of supper
Noun
  • Below, browse my favorite casual, comfortable, and chic styles from Havaianas that will keep you stylish at every summer soirée.
    — Kim Grundy, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Gabrielle Union-Wade co-hosted a chic summer soirée with Daniella Vitale, CEO of Ferragamo Americas (not pictured), at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, New York, on July 24.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of soiree
Noun
  • Drinking tea has been consistently associated with a longer lifespan.
    — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Also known as Abyssinian tea and African salad, khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tea
Noun
  • Southwestern Minnesota will see a few more clouds, and could get clipped by a few showers in the early hours.
    — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Many dorms have shared bathrooms and showers which means students must carry their toiletries with them.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shower
Noun
  • In 2014, the Glaswegian photographer Dougie Wallace released a collection of photographs of incredibly drunk stag-do and hen-do parties in Blackpool.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The painting in question, known as The Persian Lady by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, shows a woman and a weeping stag.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of stag
Noun
  • On Friday afternoon, Disney’s marketing team hosted a cocktail party for influencers.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • And somehow — because this is how life on the cocktail party circuit works sometimes — their paths converged, maybe 30 yards from Babe Ruth’s plaque and just around the corner from the goosebumpy Ted Williams sculpture.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of cocktail party
Noun
  • This year’s scrumptious shindig takes place July 19-25 and will feature nearly two-dozen restaurants offering once-a-year prix-fixe menus, special discounts and promotions, unique dishes and more.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • The shindig was nicely timed to end after the last train from North Greenwich had departed.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of shindig
Noun
  • However, there’s no record of a fire affecting The Flagship or Bourdain throwing a clambake as a scam (although there were annual clambakes hosted by various chefs).
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Tony team always knew that their film would end in a clambake.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of clambake

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