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as in event
a social gathering
we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year
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as in faction
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 group
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 participant
one who takes part in something
a party to the agreement
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as in person
a member of the human race
my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him
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Recent Examples of party
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
My daughter sent me a TikTok the other day of this woman in New York who just left a viewing party.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The family was waiting for a tenant who wouldn’t party or disturb their peace.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Late night hosts tore into Democrats who split with their own party to join Republicans to end the government shutdown on Monday.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
My daughter sent me a TikTok the other day of this woman in New York who just left a viewing party.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
Downtown Detroit's Hudson's site is getting ready to party — in exclusive style.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The family was waiting for a tenant who wouldn’t party or disturb their peace.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party
Noun
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That is because their brightness may be strongly affected by the age of the progenitor stars of these explosive events.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prince William's biggest event of the year went head-to-head with Prince Harry's support for military veterans during a trip to Canada on Wednesday.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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So when the first children in the commune were born, factions emerged around which language the next generation should speak.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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How the playoff field will be decided This is the second season of the 12-team playoff format after the field was only four teams for the first 10 years.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
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At the time, the FBI said the hackers responsible belonged to criminal group Darkside, believed to be based in Russia.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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In addition to the murder charge, Thompson faces charges of committing a terroristic act, aggravated assault, engaging in violent criminal group activity and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to the jail roster.—
Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Other participants included Haun Ventures and the online brokerage Robinhood, which rarely makes venture investments.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Daily recordings from each participant must be mailed in, and failure to create content results in immediate disqualification.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For every additional person $109 would be added.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the party scene, though, there would be plenty of swooping camera movements as the guests revelled.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fans reveled as the Nets and the Suns marked the league's return by playing a preseason game in the Venetian Arena, which is owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp., which is also a casino operator there.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
11 Oct. 2025
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Justin Bieber The Biebers attended the party as well, with Hailey Bieber posing with bestie Kendall Jenner before the bash.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The latest look at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday bash gives glimpses of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's evening.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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