square dance

noun

Definition of square dancenext
as in celebration

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Recent Examples of square dance And the evening winds down with a festival-wide square dance led by KC Heil’s All-Star Dance Band. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2026 For less than $100, Sacramento travelers can experience the night-life of Las Vegas, square dance in Texas and get coffee in Seattle. — Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Dancers demonstrate the quadrille—a square dance of French origin accompanied by traditional quelbe folk music. — Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026 The Wranglers Sq6uare Dance Club is starting a new learn to square dance class. — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for square dance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square dance
  1. celebration
  2. reception
  3. festival
  4. dance
  5. blowout
  6. masquerade
  7. event
  8. gala
Noun
  • Trump has managed to bring up grass at events as varied as the signing of an executive order on TikTok and the 2025 White House celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The community came together Wednesday to wish the young talent good luck at a send-off celebration and pizza party.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • The characters lived in huts, survived on coconut cream pie and fish, and somehow got excellent reception on their transistor radio.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Fennell rushed for 1,480 yards and 23 touchdowns and had 53 receptions for 764 yards and 10 more touchdowns.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of reception
Noun
  • Several years ago, performer and playwright Ty Autry had the idea of bringing together an Atlanta performing arts festival for the LGBTQ community.
    — Jim Farmer, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • One night earlier, Lipa made another appearance in the crowd at the festival.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of festival
Noun
  • The performers staged what appeared to be some kind of dance battle, creating a circle near sculptures by David Smith and Barnett Newman.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And the BroadStage, a performing arts venue on Santa Monica College’s campus, hosts a variety of concerts and dance shows and serves as the home base of the Santa Monica International Jazz Festival.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dance
Noun
  • The same conundrum saw investors punish Alphabet and Tesla, but reward Microsoft and Amazon for accelerating revenue growth and posting blowout backlog numbers this quarter.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the blowout loss, the White Sox (59-53) remained three games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians (57-57) in the American League Central.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of blowout
Noun
  • But the maison will also have a trio of exclusive treatments on offer at Hotel Cipriani, which were crafted to honor Christian Dior’s love of masquerade balls and Venice.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
  • The yearly convention includes panel discussions, movie and television showings, an exhibitor hall, outdoor activations, a masquerade ball and more.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of masquerade
Noun
  • Families who registered for the event ahead of time went there with their children and got a backpack with all school supplies that were grade appropriate.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There was also the postponement of the event in New Orleans, aiming for a new fall date.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of event
Noun
  • Expect to see more of Katie Holmes and Jason Bard Yarmosky on the gala season circuit across the Hamptons and in their home of NYC.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The festivities kicked off with a gala on Friday, followed by a free concert at Victoria’s Inner Harbour on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of gala

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