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soiree

noun

variants or soirée

Definition of soiree

as in reception

a formal social gathering that is usually at night They attended a fashionable soiree at a fancy hotel.

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Recent Examples of soiree In a year chock-full of museum galas, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ Saturday night soiree was especially star-studded. — Deputy Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 But in the meantime, here's the inside scoop on dates, details, and upcoming discounts to make your Black Friday free-for-all a shopping soiree. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 That evening, guests got elegantly cozy in pajamas for the slipper soirée. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 For the less adventurous, a quick cruise to neighboring islands, some of which get washed away by high tide, is a must-do for intimate picnics, shelling, or special soirees. — Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soiree

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Noun

When Felix abandons Victoria at the altar, their families and friends are left to navigate a lavish but increasingly chaotic reception.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Quinyon Mitchell got burned by Treylon Burks for a 53-yard reception.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of reception

Noun

Chicken and Kielbasa Winter Stew This hearty supper soup takes just an hour to make.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 27 Oct. 2026
The three-course supper could include beetroot tartare with goat's cheese, and lamb chops with aubergine puree, followed by pear-and-almond tart.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of supper

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That count includes troops who died in medical events and other situations that do not have a direct connection to the conflict, with 18 service members having been killed from Iranian strikes, combat aircraft crashes or disposal of Iranian drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
In 1998, during an intense El Niño event, NPR's member station, WUSF, reported that Central Florida experienced one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks, killing 42 people.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of event

Noun

Some of the symposium's organizers, like Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledge their goal is partly to dispel the whiff of wellness hype.

— Will Stone, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of symposium

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At the Eckhaus Latta party, there was also a guest appearance by mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman, dressed up as a cat.

— Meka Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of party

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The dance studio is just one element of the school’s new Fine Arts Center, which also features a black box theater, studio for recording podcasts and videos, a STEM and architectural lab and orchestra instructional spaces.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Wow and Festival Experience dance, music, craft and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, wildlife presentations at the annual Pow Wow and Festival at Stone Mountain Park.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of dance

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Families staying through New Year’s Eve can keep the celebration going with a children’s masquerade party and a midnight drone show.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026
Kicking it all off is a masquerade ball where masks and sparkling costumes are the norm.

— Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of masquerade

Noun

While Dia de los Muertos is widely known as a Mexican holiday, celebrations take place around the world.

— Zayda Rivera, Parents, 29 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery held its 27th annual Día de los Muertos event — where tens of thousands gathered at the Los Angeles landmark for the largest celebration of the holiday anywhere outside of Mexico.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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