as in event
a social gathering
we're hosting a little shindig this weekend for some friends
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Recent Examples of shindig
At the same time, with POTUS just back from Pope Francis’ funeral and up at his New Jersey estate, the MAGA crowd this year were holding their own shindig across town at the Willard Hotel.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP Newsroom Google just held its big I/O developer shindig and product announcement event today in California.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 20 May 2025
The local event planner, Gender Reveal Miami, shared footage from the wet and wild shindig on its Instagram.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
There is no live coverage of those shindigs, but there will be plenty of photos to look through on the following day.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP Newsroom Google just held its big I/O developer shindig and product announcement event today in California.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 20 May 2025
The local event planner, Gender Reveal Miami, shared footage from the wet and wild shindig on its Instagram.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
There is no live coverage of those shindigs, but there will be plenty of photos to look through on the following day.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shindig
Noun
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Yes! started out as a different movie and changed to incorporate the events of October 7?—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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In fact, the blocks were so easy to use that government and company officials who attended the kick-off event helped to build up one of the house’s walls after only a short lesson from Garrett.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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As Democrats self-flagellate over 2024, the party’s younger, savvier strategists have seen some positive signs.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Many of the states are also parties to litigation filed earlier this year contesting layoffs at the federal agency and the White House's efforts to rollback diversity programming.—
July 14,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 July 2025
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This peppy one-day bash also includes lucha libre wrestling, live music, tequila, a 5K taco run and a costume contest.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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Godwin compiled 59 receptions for 842 yards and seven TDs.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Come up a day early to enjoy a reception and a four-course dinner with wine pairings at Viceroy Snowmass.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey was in attendance last night in the back of the tent, continuing his comeback tour in Cannes after delivering a spirited speech against blacklisting during his fete at the Better World Gala.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Comments Tuesday’s awards fete raised $65,014 for the nonprofit San Diego Music Foundation, under whose auspices the awards are presented.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Shindig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shindig. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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