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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His mother Scarlett and brother Lance flew in for the event to watch Wactor on screen one more time.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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This sequence of events prompted many fans and pundits to speculate about potential conspiracy theories about how and why Dallas got the pick despite having such low odds for it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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This means Boardroom and QSI will team up on commercial, investment and media content initiatives, as well as advising on PSG’s growth in the U.S., while the parties will also develop merchandise together.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Also by this time the Nazi party had come to power in Germany and Ernst Toller had been exiled.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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And the vibes were somewhere between downtown book launch and conceptual prank, as On the Rag — L.A.’s buzzy new literary tabloid — celebrated its arrival at Night Gallery with a cigarette-clouded bash full of poetry, prose and potting soil.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The couple, who tied the knot in 2022, were noticeably absent from David Beckham's 50th birthday bash in May.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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At the reception, red candles glowed softly atop crisp white tablecloths next to gold cutlery.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
26 June 2025
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Country singer Kane Brown was originally announced as the final act, but tickets swiftly sold out after the pop star appeared at a welcome reception on June 23.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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One of the biggest nights celebrating Black pop culture, the fete drew celebrities like Keke Palmer, Shaboozey, Tyler Perry, Jennifer Hudson and more.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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The mile-high fete attracts over 500,000 visitors, some of whom participate in a 5K race to mark the beginning of Pride.—
Joey Skladany,
AFAR Media,
6 June 2025
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“Shindig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shindig. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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