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shindig

noun

ˈshin-ˌdig How to pronounce shindig (audio)
Definition of shindignext
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 This year’s scrumptious shindig takes place July 19-25 and will feature nearly two-dozen restaurants offering once-a-year prix-fixe menus, special discounts and promotions, unique dishes and more. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 The shindig was nicely timed to end after the last train from North Greenwich had departed. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 For the KarJenner family's annual Christmas Eve shindig in 2018, North debuted a bold red lip and all-black outfit with fringe detailing. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Tearful supporters at a California Working Families Party shindig at the Mission Control bar and arcade in downtown Santa Ana hugged Lopez, gifted her flowers and wished her well. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shindig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shindig
  1. event
  2. party
  3. bash
  4. celebration
  5. reception
Noun
  • Meta also says the platform will support more than 100 immersive live sports events each year through partners including ESPN and TNT Sports.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Hugging Face hack may have prompted an internal review, during which OpenAI also discovered the Australian website breach, although the company did not explicitly link the two events in its statement.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of event
Noun
  • The party called on the government to investigate the attack.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators said one group was attending a party when a second group arrived across the street.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of party
Noun
  • While there was no official Vogue World after-party, leave it to the A-list stars to find where the best (and most glamorous) bashes were happening.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • One of the perks of fashion week parties is getting to visit places not normally open to visitors, and the 20th anniversary bash for (Red) on Wednesday was no exception.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bash
Noun
  • The dinner capped a long, but friendly, day of meetings and celebrations, as the world’s two most powerful leaders seek to settle trade differences while simultaneously thawing the icy relationship between the United States and China.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Beginning with a full museum activation on Thursday, the celebrations extend through the rest of the weekend, both at the museum's National Mall home and The Wharf, located along the historic Washington Channel of the Potomac River.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • With Puca Nacua out again with a hip injury, Davante Adams had seven receptions for 137 yards, giving him 15 catches for 332 yards over his last two games, the best such stretch of his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of reception

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“Shindig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shindig. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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