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roister

verb

Definition of roister

as in to carouse

to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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Recent Examples of roister One of his sons, Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman), though hardly old enough to be in long pants, wears shining armor, while the other son, Hal (Timothée Chalamet), is a slouch who wastes his life in roistering. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019

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There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

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Food and drink There are 12 restaurants and bars within the resort's grounds, ranging from the Lakeview Bar near the lobby to a Persian restaurant and the glamorous Oak Grill Restaurant by the Hollywood Pool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of 10 best food and drink items from the list that would make a perfect gift for the food connoisseurs and cooking enthusiasts in your life.

— TIME Staff, Time, 5 Nov. 2026

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Also among the Golden Dawn initiates was infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, who the documentary said was a destructive force in the group, binging on drugs while being accused of summoning demons using Golden Dawn rituals.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The fantasy of perfectly solitary convenience—DoorDashing a meal for one and binging Netflix alone on the couch—has been a reliable bet in Silicon Valley.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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Some speculate that wassailing predates Christianity in the region; others note its association with the Christian holiday of Twelfth Night.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
Image Image In the village of Midsomer Norton, about 50 miles away, 100 people or so turned out for a community event to wassail three small apple trees in the local park.

— Stephen Castle, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025

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