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merriment

[mer-i‐, mer-ee-muhnt] / ˈmɛr ɪ‐, ˈmɛr i mənt /


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In summoning so much mirth for its monument to merriment, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” cheerfully rages against the dying of the light.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

My self-consciousness about the high number of touring productions persuaded me not to include “Shucked” at the Hollywood Pantages, which lightened the summer with its country bumpkin merriment.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

Muslim merriment in New York and New Jersey is usually coached to keep a low profile.

From Slate Jun. 30, 2025

There shall be no more merriment, and in the words of Nat King Cole, it is time to straighten up and fly right.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2025

Blind Hod stood to one side, listening to the merriment and the shouts of joy and astonishment coming from the green, and he sighed.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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