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square dance

noun

Definition of square dance

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

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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

Definition of celebration

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Spann-Ford was the only one who got involved in the pass game though, hauling in two receptions for 11 yards.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
The past two World Series—between the Dodgers and the Yankees, in 2024, and, last year, between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays—saw a spike in ratings, and a more inspired cultural reception.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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The festival also spotlights the environmental benefits of traditional grazing, in which livestock are used to clear brush and other flammable undergrowth, reducing the spread of wildfires.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
For Srouji, the ultimate measure of a healthy industry is not simply whether a filmmaker gets a movie made or lands a prestigious festival selection, but whether that success makes the next film possible.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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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

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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

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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

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The gala marked another public appearance for the couple, who previously attended the MTV Video Music Awards together in September.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Honorees have yet to be announced for this year’s gala, but Mathews said that will come soon.

— Brayden Garcia October 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

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