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merrymaking

noun

ˈmer-ē-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce merrymaking (audio)
Definition of merrymakingnext
as in festivity
joyful or festive activity Christmas Eve is always an occasion of much merrymaking at our home

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Recent Examples of merrymaking Museums also make for a great break from holiday-merrymaking. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025 Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025 In fact, ancient Romans celebrated the day with a fertility festival with animal sacrifices and drunken merrymaking. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 For the Ryman show, that bit of merrymaking fell to Crow, Larkin Poe and Tuttle as Starr sang and drummed. — Nancy Kruh, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for merrymaking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merrymaking
  1. festivity
  2. celebration
  3. revelry
  4. merriment
  5. jollity
  6. rejoicing
Noun
  • The festivities stretch along Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets with hundreds of vendors.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The South Florida festivities mark the end of carnival season, which celebrates Caribbean culture.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of festivity
Noun
  • In Barranquilla, an exclusive celebration at the embarkation point channels the city’s carnival, a convergence of African, Indigenous, and Spanish traditions brought to life through cumbia, mapalé, and color on every departure, year-round.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Last April, Phuwin appeared in a Loewe campaign based on Songkran, the Thai New Year’s celebration that has been likened to a nationwide water fight, though its rituals are meant to symbolize cleansing, reverence and good fortune.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • Here, with so many cities, brewpubs and restaurants embracing this tradition, the revelry goes on for six weeks, from mid-September right up to Halloween.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of revelry
Noun
  • Neighbors had gathered for an afternoon of merriment, complete with a barbecue, a sweets station, and three bouncy castles.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While the rest of the gang — including Chuckie and twins Phil and Lil — seek nothing more than playtime merriment and escape into ludicrously detailed fantasies, Angelica will stop at nothing to put their fun to an end.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of merriment
Noun
  • But the rollicking jollity that accompanies the final two acts, which includes the entrance of pirates and the abduction of Marina to a brothel, robs the ending of some of its pathos.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of jollity
Noun
  • Wishing you a weekend of fresh pages, warm hearths, and analog rejoicing.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The top-level changes late Tuesday were intended to draw a line under an unwelcome spasm of political turmoil that lasted almost a week and prompted rejoicing in Russia.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of rejoicing

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“Merrymaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merrymaking. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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