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Definition of revelsnext
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
  • The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • So far, federal prosecutors have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.
    Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The reopening festivities came together in just a couple months’ time, with a marketing campaign that Trotter acknowledges did not generate much hype in advance.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • While the focus is on helping singles find their match, couples are welcome to enjoy the festivities and help support their single friends.
    Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • There are few things more luxurious than a handsome couch or chair, but there’s no need to forgo the Netflix binges with a bowl of buttery popcorn or make the kids sit on the floor.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Twice, there’s been no need for the daily Mountain Dew and Coca-Cola binges, the chance at discovering a new offensive wrinkle that the Broncos’ head man’s eyes glued to tape until the wee morning.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Research is mixed as to how many drinks an adult can safely consume.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
  • What if only one person in your party drinks alcohol?
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the film, Sandler compares listening to the bits — an elderly Jew talking about his romps through history — to hearing his own Jewish uncles talk in Florida.
    Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • 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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“Revels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revels. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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