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as in events
a social gathering
we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year
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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision
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as in people
a member of the human race
my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him
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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill
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as in participants
one who takes part in something
a party to the agreement
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Recent Examples of parties
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 May 2026
All parties exposed or bitten by the beaver are receiving prophylaxis, a medical measure to prevent the spread of disease, and are recovering, Dawn Cetrulo, the department's health officer, told USA TODAY.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 May 2026
As a major destination for outdoor parties ranging from pop-up shops for local vendors to off-season wedding celebrations, the team informs guests of any events on the agenda before booking, so each stay is suitable to visitor preferences.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
In the wake of the decision, The Star spoke with lawmakers of both parties about whether there was any appetite for changes to the state’s self-defense law within the Missouri Capitol.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The event will be streamed online for free, with national partner organizations and local civic groups hosting watch parties all around the country.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
There was a lot of shebeens [unlicensed bars] and blues parties in our area.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The duo has announced seven album premiere parties on May 22—dubbed the Inferno Sessions—in Tokyo, Berlin, Barcelona, London, Glasgow, New York, and Los Angeles.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
Starmer’s Labour Party is running behind populist parties on both the left and right, while separatist or nationalist ones are surging, too.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
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In Wednesday's ruling, Judge Kenneth Karas of the Southern District of New York gave all parties — including Tartaglione's lawyers and the Department of Justice — one week to propose redactions to those filings.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 May 2026
All parties exposed or bitten by the beaver are receiving prophylaxis, a medical measure to prevent the spread of disease, and are recovering, Dawn Cetrulo, the department's health officer, told USA TODAY.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 May 2026
As a major destination for outdoor parties ranging from pop-up shops for local vendors to off-season wedding celebrations, the team informs guests of any events on the agenda before booking, so each stay is suitable to visitor preferences.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
In the wake of the decision, The Star spoke with lawmakers of both parties about whether there was any appetite for changes to the state’s self-defense law within the Missouri Capitol.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The event will be streamed online for free, with national partner organizations and local civic groups hosting watch parties all around the country.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
There was a lot of shebeens [unlicensed bars] and blues parties in our area.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
The duo has announced seven album premiere parties on May 22—dubbed the Inferno Sessions—in Tokyo, Berlin, Barcelona, London, Glasgow, New York, and Los Angeles.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 May 2026
Starmer’s Labour Party is running behind populist parties on both the left and right, while separatist or nationalist ones are surging, too.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parties
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During the all-day hearing Friday, the owners of both companies took the stand to give their often starkly different views of events.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Most days at Bluebird will feature free live music and other entertainment events.—
Michael Deeds
Updated May 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
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Others warn that empowering armed factions could trigger ethnic fragmentation, civil war or a Syria-style conflict inside Iran.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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There’s a street war between feuding factions!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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The Sox have had an impressive series, winning the first two against one of the top teams in the National League.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The coach also pulled small groups of challenging students out of Lignore’s class to teach them social and emotional skills and helped Lignore make and consistently use behavior charts with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ambassadors wore Day-Glo-green T-shirts and usually worked in groups of two or three.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Government Accountability Office found that participants in Ticket to Work earned more on average and were more likely to leave disability rolls than similar nonparticipants.—
French Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Israel and Russia’s pavilions have generated widespread controversy, with politicians, artists, and even participants in Koyo Kouoh’s main exhibition urging the Biennale to exclude both nations from the show.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Check out the full list of this year’s biggest bashes.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The result Saturday was a mid-winter party that felt different than any of their previous bashes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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Both sides hired a sprawling team of lawyers for the litigation, with legal expenses likely in the tens of millions of dollars.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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The Rays were also at the forefront of other innovations and/or adjustments, such as defensive shifts, lineup platoons, matchup bullpens, star-quality super-utility players and putting a numbers nerd (technically a process and analytics coach) in the dugout.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Outfield requires far more starting spots, and most of those available later in drafts are locked in platoons.—
Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Parties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parties. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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