as in sprees
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 revels
Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revels
Noun
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The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.—
Lily Wright,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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This is also the kind of transit that inspires spontaneous wellness kicks, organization sprees or maybe even a standing desk purchase.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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In 1945, Claire and Frank finally take a real honeymoon in Inverness, where Claire basically binges info on Scottish Highlander history and the Battle of Culloden thanks to Frank nerding out.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The event was moved up from its usual date later in June because FIFA World Cup festivities are scheduled to begin across Massachusetts next week.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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As the biggest soccer tournament kicks off next week, all the stars are gearing up to start the festivities over the next month.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
6 June 2026
Verb
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According to the Mayo Clinic, milk allergy symptoms can occur a few minutes to a few hours after a person drinks milk or eats milk products.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
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In others, the rebellious teenager drinks elsewhere.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 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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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On the west coast, Gros and Petit Piton (Saint Lucia’s iconic volcanoes) rise from beneath the gin-clear sea to shelter the curvaceous coves at Anse Chastanet and Jalousie Beach, which inspire From Here To Eternity-style romps on the shore.—
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His movies are goofs, larks, stunts, knowingly arch bizarro-world riffs.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Some of us are unambiguous morning larks.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Revels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revels. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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