variants
or revellers
as in celebrants
one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion
wedding revelers whooping it up until dawn
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Recent Examples of revelers
Every year, on Mardi Gras morning, something extraordinary emerges from the backstreets of New Orleans – groups of Black revelers most tourists will never see.
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Nichole Marks, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Ye was booked perform in front of around 150,000 revellers over the course of the festival’s three nights.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
More than a dozen people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
At least 13 people were hospitalized after a car struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana, officials said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Opening Day festivities in Cincinnati ended with a series of disturbances Thursday evening that prompted police armed with nonlethal shotguns, pepper spray and riot shields to shut down The Banks and send hundreds of revelers home early.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the revelers had moved to Turkey years ago, lured by higher wages and a freer political climate than in Iran.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Here revelers can soak up the sun, nibble on snacks from Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s J&G Grill (which houses a decadent 13,000-bottle wine cellar), or take in the panorama of the mountains above or the scene at the multilevel heated pool below.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
Nichole Marks, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Ye was booked perform in front of around 150,000 revellers over the course of the festival’s three nights.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
More than a dozen people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
At least 13 people were hospitalized after a car struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana, officials said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Opening Day festivities in Cincinnati ended with a series of disturbances Thursday evening that prompted police armed with nonlethal shotguns, pepper spray and riot shields to shut down The Banks and send hundreds of revelers home early.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the revelers had moved to Turkey years ago, lured by higher wages and a freer political climate than in Iran.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Here revelers can soak up the sun, nibble on snacks from Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s J&G Grill (which houses a decadent 13,000-bottle wine cellar), or take in the panorama of the mountains above or the scene at the multilevel heated pool below.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelers
Noun
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Another couple moved their entire wedding into a massive underground garage, where hundreds of celebrants could party worry-free.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Mazeroski dashed around the bases, grinning and waving his cap, joined by celebrants from the stands who had rushed on to the field and followed him to home plate, where his teammates embraced him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are those who don’t celebrate Christmas and need a night out to laugh with other non-celebrators.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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The celebrators in Sydney, Australia, which is 19 hours ahead of California, were among the first people celebrating the holiday this year.—
Hannah Ruhoff,
Sacbee.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Revelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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