revels 1 of 2

plural of revel

revels

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verb

present tense third-person singular of revel
as in carouses
to take part in drunken revelry reveling all night is not conducive to a productive next day at work

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revels
Noun
  • Maybe the economy is just right-sizing, with companies returning to more normal employee head-counts after recent hiring sprees.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
  • James was famous for his bank robbery sprees, including one that led to a $10,000 reward for his capture.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The event is one of several festivities scheduled across the nation leading up to America's official quarter-millennial on July 4, 2026.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • On September 27, the Goop founder got all dressed up for her birthday festivities in Portofino, Italy.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The ascendant Swiftian feminism is mixed with a couple of cutesy animal sidekicks, binges of instant ramyeon, anime stylization, and ass-kicking action sequences.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At a casual pub in Windsor, Levy orders a Guinness and drinks none of it, while William orders a sweet cider and drinks one quarter of it.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When a person drinks from that source, the cycle repeats.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
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