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
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 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.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
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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Noun
Whilst the revels did flourish, Freeman labored upon his own grand design — the fair Castle Gwynn, a stone bastion of olden style, rising proudly across from the fields of festivity in Arrington.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 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.
—Asher Elbein, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revel
Noun
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So, will the Rockies go on a spending spree this season?—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gennari and photographer Chris Fallows both agree the numbers of great whites plummeted a few years before Port and Starboard began their killing spree.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Others blame social media for hindering crew members from socializing—and carousing—together.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This exuberant carnival combines a city run and a drag-queen concert with an Amazing Race-style gambol on tuk-tuks, collectively drawing thousands of participants each year—no small feat in a country where large public gatherings are legally restricted.—
Audrey Phoon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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While Americans may feel a void with fewer opportunities to binge watch, financial advisers cheer the move.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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By contrast, foods composed mostly of fat (olive oil, butter, avocado) or protein (egg whites, turkey breast, hamburger without the bun) are much harder to binge.—
David S. Ludwig,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Senior attackman Enzo Serio continued his epic season, too, scoring a hat trick as the Eagles remained perfect (8-0) with a convincing 8-2 romp of archrival Xaverian at home.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Perrotta novel is a wisecracking romp; the film adaptation is transcendent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Use it as a mixer for your favorite spring cocktails or drink it all on its own.—
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2026
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Brown also asked about medical records that showed Mensing started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at age 11 and taking opioids at 16.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the sweet video, Steinfeld lifts her black sweatshirt to reveal her baby bump, which her husband then kisses and cradles; the two frolic in the snow looking so in love.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Revel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revel. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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