as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
in Finland, Midsummer Day ushers in a nationwide revel as the Finns celebrate the endless hours of sunlight with bonfires and parties
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Recent Examples of revel
Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Host Nikki Glaser, fresh from her successful emceeing duties, was seen reveling with fellow comedian Nate Bargatze, both basking in the evening’s triumphs.
—Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales, and more.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Key speeches are faithfully delivered to an audience of two, not thousands; a scene of soldiers destructively revelling on a bridge is given a different spirit by ironic, out-of-time horseplay.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Host Nikki Glaser, fresh from her successful emceeing duties, was seen reveling with fellow comedian Nate Bargatze, both basking in the evening’s triumphs.
—Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revel
Noun
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News of the talks broke last month as Paramount embarked on a dealmaking spree after closing its $8 billion merger with Skydance.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The school attack, which terrified students and parents, capped a violent spree that left at least three people dead and more than a dozen others wounded across the city.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many foreign attendees at San Fermín have no stomach for the spectacle and spend their early evenings carousing in local bars instead.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
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These increasingly crazed visitors spend their days lazing on the shore, drinking and eating, carousing with prostitutes, and abusing Rosa (played by B-movie actress Leonora Fani, who would also star in the equally notorious vacation film Giallo in Venice) for their own entertainment.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Noun
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
Verb
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With narration from the original Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), binge the entire series in full.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Britpop music and binging prestige TV shows.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Bulls jumped into my top 25 after a season-opening romp against Boise State in Week 1, but most of the rest of the country was cautious.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some research has also found that evening folks tend to have less-healthy habits than morning ones—you’re just more apt to do things like smoke and drink at night, for instance.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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Stay Hydrated Staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water can help prevent cavities and tooth decay for a few reasons.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Right frolics—forward, backward, sideways, in a spiral or a zigzag, going nowhere.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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“Revel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revel. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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