ˌfest
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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Recent Examples of fest
Big Slick Celebrity Weekend is shaping up to be quite the laugh fest this year.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Screaming, crying, canceled fest: Travis Kelce‘s Kelce Jam is a no-go for this year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Organized by the Colorado Brewers Guild, this annual beer fest is one of the best ways to kick off the summer.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
The 52nd annual edition of the Seattle fest will take place over Labor Day weekend (August 30-31) and feature the usual eclectic mix of music, delicious local food and drink and visual arts programming.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Screaming, crying, canceled fest: Travis Kelce‘s Kelce Jam is a no-go for this year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Organized by the Colorado Brewers Guild, this annual beer fest is one of the best ways to kick off the summer.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
The 52nd annual edition of the Seattle fest will take place over Labor Day weekend (August 30-31) and feature the usual eclectic mix of music, delicious local food and drink and visual arts programming.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fest
festival
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The pair also organise the biggest annual music festival on the island, ABR festival.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The 10th anniversary edition of the nation’s first and only LGBTQ+ and Latino multidisciplinary arts festival ends with a comedy event produced and headlined by Puerto Rican comedian Gabe González.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fest. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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