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revelry

[rev-uhl-ree] / ˈrɛv əl ri /


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When he logged into his clubs’ social media accounts to post about the night’s revelry, he noticed something weird.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The ships are small, designed less for onboard revelry than for shuttling passengers from one port to another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The beauty of this show is that Waters and his producers focused on history’s unsung heroes or the lesser-known feats of famous ones with an infectious, besotted revelry that frequently inspired further research.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

Tens of thousands of football fans swarming to a city for a major tournament is nothing new, but it is the manner of the revelry here that has set it apart.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

I listened to the distant sounds of revelry while the night deepened.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Meditative revelries from celebrities like Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri helped make film fandom cool — not to mention contagious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025

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

When the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, the revelries reached such a Dionysian pitch that the city suffered a bit of a PR black eye.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018

Here, no doubt, the statue of the Emperor looked down upon a strange confusion of revelries and wild offerings in honour of the unknown powers of Nature.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Henry Van Dyke


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