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clambake

[klam-beyk] / ˈklæmˌbeɪk /
NOUN
assembly
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accumulation aggregation assemblage association band body bunch cluster collection company conclave confab conference convocation council crew crowd faction flock gathering group huddle mass meet meeting multitude rally sit-in throng turnout
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coffee klatch get-together
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division individual one separation
NOUN
colloquy
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chitchat parley
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chat colloquium confab confabulation conference converse dialogue discourse discussion flap gam groupthink huddle palaver rap seminar talk
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buzz session chinfest gab fest rap session talkfest
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quiet silence
NOUN
consultation
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appointment conference deliberation dialogue discussion examination hearing interview meeting session
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argument confab council groupthink huddle
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buzz session second opinion
NOUN
convention
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meeting show
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assemblage assembly confab congress convocation council delegates delegation meet members rally representatives
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get-together
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disagreement discord strangeness
NOUN
entertainment
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ball bash blast celebration cheer delight dissipation distraction diversion enjoyment feast frolic fun gaiety game grins laughs merriment merrymaking party pastime picnic play recreation relaxation relief revelry satisfaction shindig sport spree surprise treat
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big-time blowout divertissement fun and games good time high time leisure activity lots of laughs regalement wingding
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depression dissatisfaction gloom labor melancholy misery need pain profession sadness seriousness sorrow task unhappiness vocation want work
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chore drudgery
NOUN
feast
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barbecue dinner festival festivity fiesta gala picnic repast
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blow blowout carnival carousal entertainment fete jollification merrymaking potlatch refreshment regale spread treat wassail
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big feed fest
NOUN
festivity
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bash festival hoopla
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amusement blowout carousal conviviality do entertainment fun gaiety happiness hilarity jamboree jollity joviality joyfulness levity merriment merrymaking mirth party pleasure revel shindig sport whoopee
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fun and games reveling revelment wingding
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depression gloom misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
gala
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bash celebration dance festivity fiesta function jamboree pageant prom shindig
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affair ball blast blowout carnival do fete hop party roast stag to-do
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get-together moveable feast wingding
NOUN
gathering
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association caucus collection conclave conference congregation convention crowd function group mass meeting party throng
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acquisition affair aggregate aggregation band body bunch company concentration concourse congress convocation crush drove flock gain heap herd horde huddle junction knot levy meet muster parley pile rally roundup society stock stockpile swarm turnout union
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get-together social function
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division separation
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dispersal individual loss one scattering
NOUN
picnic
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barbecue cookout excursion outing
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dining alfresco fish fry weiner roast
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difficulty drudgery
NOUN
potluck supper
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BYO buffet casseroles covered-dish supper feast harvest supper potluck dinner
NOUN
rally
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assemblage assembly celebration convention convocation meet session
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get-together mass meeting pep rally
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regression remission weakening

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Hundreds of years before Europeans arrived on New England shores, Native Americans created the clambake by digging pits in the sand to steam them with lobster.

From Washington Times • Aug. 14, 2023

I live in a city apartment with no outdoor space, but that doesn’t stop me from regularly making a full-on New England-style clambake for dinner.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

Headlining a Rockingham County Democrats annual clambake, she zeroed in on the state’s soaring student loan debt.

From Fox News • May 22, 2019

And even with the clambake, you bring these great flourishes.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2019

Indeed, one fireless cooker is constructed directly on the principle employed in the New England clambake, and every one knows the deliciousness of food so cooked has become proverbial.

From The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company) by Anonymous