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Definitions

throw a party

VERB
entertain
Synonyms
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dine feed invite regale treat welcome
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admit board chaperone foster harbor house lodge nourish quarter receive recreate room
WEAK
be host do the honors give a party have a do have a get-together have company have guests have visitors pick up the check pop for put up show hospitality spring for wine and dine
Antonyms
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reject
STRONG
eject ignore neglect turn away
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disregard
VERB
host
Synonyms
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introduce present receive
STRONG
treat
WEAK
do the honors pick up the check spread oneself wine and dine

Example Sentences

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You could even throw a party around it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The family is planning to throw a party when Nutthawaree returns home, and her granddaughter is preparing a gift for her mother: a new pair of shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

“We’re going to throw a party every other Sunday, and when you have guests in your house, you treat them well,” Harris said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Lisa Ludwig knows how to throw a party.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022

But really, the giant stash was to throw a party for a whole town—which is so perfectly him.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.