Thesaurus results for SQUARE DANCES

square dances

noun

plural of square dance

as in festivities

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for square dances

Noun

The festivities actually get started with a pre-party show on July 17 headlined by Stockton indie-rock legends Pavement and also featuring bootgazers Wednesday and indie-rock act Vivian Girls.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
After last weekend’s festivities at Madison Square Garden, Swift has yet to share photos of her custom Dior haute couture wedding gown publicly — or any of her other wedding weekend attire.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

Definition of festivities

Noun

However, evidence of an ancient alien civilization and a frantic distress call from deep space instantly cut those celebrations short.

— Paul Brett, Space.com, 10 July 2026
The meeting marks the first time King Charles has seen the whole family in four years, when Harry, Meghan and their children were in the UK for the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of celebrations

Noun

Presidents use it to vaunt France’s accomplishments and national pride, mayors host village festivals and families gather for holiday meals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Undeniable is the sense of momentum and yearning for stability of an exciting new generation of Costa Rican directors, often women, scoring selection at A-list festivals.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of festivals

Noun

In 2022, the star tight end was fourth in the NFL with receiving yards on air throws between 11 and 20 yards, racking up 577 yards on 24 receptions.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Against the Las Vegas Raiders, Rice turned a team-leading 10 targets into seven receptions for 42 yards and two touchdowns.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Definition of receptions

Noun

The transitions from dialogue to songs to dances to corny one-liners is so fluid that the show is like one long dance.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
But perhaps, most bittersweet were the final dances from some of the greatest soccer players seen in a generation.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 July 2026

Definition of dances

Noun

The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of events

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

square dance

square dances

squared away

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Square dances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square%20dances. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of square dances

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

loquacious

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes