roisters

present tense third-person singular of roister
as in wassails
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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  • Earlier this month, a Manhattan bar ran a promotion promising to comp customers’ drinks if the Knicks won the first game of the NBA Finals, per the New York Times.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • Additionally, the oil burner should get better fuel mileage than a small-block, and maybe even the TurboMax four-cylinder, as that thing drinks fuel when the turbo spools.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 17 June 2026
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  • Adulting right doesn’t mean giving up your late-night movie binges.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • 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
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“Roisters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roisters. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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