revelry
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In some caves where enlightened paradise is depicted, it’s utopic: singers and dancers prancing in revelry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But Abbie, 30, said she recognised the way the industry was going, with many people turning their backs on clubbing and late-night revelry.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
As Mozart, Sharpe veers dramatically through moments of unadulterated revelry and angst-ridden inner turmoil.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” marketing campaign is so garish and transparent that it feels more like an in-universe joke from the first movie, rather than a revelry.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
But Perseus had Hermes with him, so that the road lay open to him, and he reached that host of happy people who are always banqueting and holding joyful revelry.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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He eschews counterpoint — there are no “Messiah” revelries of intersecting parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Puritan efforts to crack down on Christmas revelries in England before 1620 had little impact.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2020
The coronavirus may have silenced traditional revelries for the Fourth of July, but officials and others still aim to celebrate the country’s birthday using creativity, technology and safety.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
They struck while Saigon rocked to firecrackers and the revelries of Vietnamese holiday bacchanal.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2018
Was it to mingle in such revelries I came here, or will she deem that these follies are the fitting prelude to a grave and difficult negotiation?
From That Boy Of Norcott's by Charles James Lever
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