tea party

noun

Definition of tea partynext
as in house party

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Recent Examples of tea party Centrists warned that a bizarro left-leaning tea party would, like its right-wing antecedent, throw away winnable seats. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 The tea party emerged during Barack Obama’s presidency as a far-right ideological movement with an ostensible focus on fiscal conservatism. — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 In 2010, Democrats ran into a national Republican wave driven by the tea party movement. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 June 2026 Get ready for special occasions with this tea party-chic dress that gives off cottagecore vibes. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tea party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tea party
  1. house party
  2. cocktail party
  3. hen party
  4. supper
  5. meet and greet
  6. tea
  7. symposium
  8. social
Noun
  • In the clip, Bottomley’s character can be seen cajoling Howells’ Taylor into having a drink and letting loose at a house party.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
  • McLeod was hit by a stray bullet outside a Hempstead house party last November.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of house party
Noun
  • His cutlery’s subtly unusual proportions manage to be elegant and playful at the same time, like that perfect joke that lands gracefully at a cocktail party, where everyone laughs and nobody chortles.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday afternoon, Disney’s marketing team hosted a cocktail party for influencers.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cocktail party
Noun
  • One hen party group nearly brought the roof down.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
  • Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation.
    — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Definition of hen party
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  • Multiple customers were hospitalized after a car drove through the front of a busy restaurant during the supper rush, Harrisburg police say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomfield oversees the resort’s culinary activities too, like a fireside supper for two and a special picnic basket to take on a scenic hike.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of supper
Noun
  • All the performances have meet and greet opportunities with the guest artists and Connecticut Ballet company members.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, Windstar’s open bridge policy allowed guests to meet and greet with the captain and his officers throughout the cruise for an insider peek at how the sausage gets made.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of meet and greet
Noun
  • Drinking tea has been consistently associated with a longer lifespan.
    — Anahad O’Connor, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Also known as Abyssinian tea and African salad, khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tea
Noun
  • Since then, the company has emerged as a key strategic firm in the country’s ambition to dominate future technology, with its founder Wang Xingxing seated in the front row at President Xi Jinping’s rare symposium with top tech businesses last year.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The symposium was moved from a 400-seat auditorium at the National Gallery to a meeting room at Dumbarton Oaks that seats 80.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of symposium
Noun
  • Hair loss and skin irritation during her time managing social at Huda Beauty in Dubai turned out to be caused by water quality, not product routine, an insight that would take years to translate into a viable brand.
    — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher recently followed the band on socials.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Definition of social

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“Tea party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tea%20party. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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