revelers

variants or revellers
plural of reveler
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 In Kabul, during Eid, the streets and shops were choked with shoppers and revelers. Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Burning Man has only grown since, attracting hundreds of thousands if not millions of revelers across the decades. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 The painting, which depicts an elaborate throng of outdoor revelers, once belonged to industrialist Emanuel Albert Lewenstein and his wife, Hedwig Lewenstein Weyermann. News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of thousands of Cincinnati revelers pack both Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove for the fest, now in its 50th year. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026 After mingling and enjoying his namesake margarita, Fritz joined revelers on Padel Haus’ state-of-the-art indoor courts for a round of paddle ball to demonstrate some of his best serves beyond the bar. Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026 That explodes into action in one startlingly seedy scene involving a rape in full view of revelers at a hotel party. Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the revelers — who, in turn, hurled them at one another. ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 In late December, 350 troops were deployed to the city to boost public safety in the French Quarter as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street killed 14 people. Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • Create pipelines that turn one-time celebrants into lifelong advocates.
    Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Once in the air conditioning, celebrants were treated to a drag bingo afternoon.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • Tourists and Independence Day celebrators are expected to flock to Independence Mall on Saturday, when the new panels could be on display if the National Park Service installs them in time.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • Amethyst Martinez In New York City, celebrators had a plethora of events to choose from to mark the United States' 250th anniversary of its independence.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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“Revelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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