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Mardi Gras

[mahr-dee grah] / ˈmɑr di ˌgrɑ /
NOUN
carnival before lent
Synonyms
WEAK
Pancake Day Pancake Tuesday Shrove Tuesday carnival celebration festival parade revels

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Amid Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gras brawl arrest in New Orleans, several outlets reported that he and wife Mia Goth had separated last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Landry said he had discussed Greenlandic affairs with Boassen and another Greenlandic activist when his office invited them to Louisiana for Mardi Gras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Organisers had hoped the launch of the Mardi Gras event at Mayfield Depot would help to shore up the charity's finances and create a template for future years, it adds.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Second only to Mardi Gras for its dazzling displays, parades and parties, a New Orleans fall day is a guaranteed delight.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

“Your father and I were thinking—maybe it would be good to go to Mardi Gras this year.”

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender