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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
The crew from Whiskey in the Jar won the wet and wild 2025 Hamtramck Yacht Races as revelers lined Jos Campau Avenue and hurled tens of thousands of water balloons at racers – and each other – to celebrate Labor Day.
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M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ignited when Detroit’s nearly all-white police force arrested several Black revelers at an after-hours drinking club in the early morning on July 23, 1967, the riot triggered a devastating period of violence in the city that left 43 people dead and millions of dollars in property destroyed.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
After days spent at beach clubs, revelers head to night clubs like Pacha and Amnesia.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
New Year's revelers can also celebrate at Hong Kong Disneyland, which orchestrates a New Year’s show with drones dancing in the sky and fireworks in front of the Castle of Magical Dreams.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Solstices are often associated with pagan religions and draw revelers of different faiths.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The Thompson Savannah is about half a mile from the edge of the city's historic district, where revelers gather for everything from ghost tours to a spirited drink at an 18th-century pirate’s hangout.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, Temple once again threw its doors open to revelers.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
Regional commuter rail services enacted temporary alcohol bans on trains, a precautionary step to maintain order during the mass migration of holiday revelers.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ignited when Detroit’s nearly all-white police force arrested several Black revelers at an after-hours drinking club in the early morning on July 23, 1967, the riot triggered a devastating period of violence in the city that left 43 people dead and millions of dollars in property destroyed.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
After days spent at beach clubs, revelers head to night clubs like Pacha and Amnesia.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
New Year's revelers can also celebrate at Hong Kong Disneyland, which orchestrates a New Year’s show with drones dancing in the sky and fireworks in front of the Castle of Magical Dreams.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Solstices are often associated with pagan religions and draw revelers of different faiths.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The Thompson Savannah is about half a mile from the edge of the city's historic district, where revelers gather for everything from ghost tours to a spirited drink at an 18th-century pirate’s hangout.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, Temple once again threw its doors open to revelers.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2024
Regional commuter rail services enacted temporary alcohol bans on trains, a precautionary step to maintain order during the mass migration of holiday revelers.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revelers
celebrants
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As churches hold religious services this weekend, celebrants across the country are wrestling with how to help their congregations cope with and make sense of the tragedy at the Annunciation Church.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Cops have arrested three of the illicit synagogue celebrants and were looking for the fourth, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Revelers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revelers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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