as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
in Finland, Midsummer Day ushers in a nationwide revel as the Finns celebrate the endless hours of sunlight with bonfires and parties
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Recent Examples of revel
Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and friends will raise their third Lombardi Trophy in five years and revel with Chiefs fans in the wake of Sunday’s 25-22 overtime victory over the 49ers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Biden appears to revel when Republicans boo or jeer him.
—Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Seduction through the ear: a world of revels and forgetting and joy.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and friends will raise their third Lombardi Trophy in five years and revel with Chiefs fans in the wake of Sunday’s 25-22 overtime victory over the 49ers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Verb
Long after the stadium had cleared out, her fans could still be heard reveling outside on the concourse.
—Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Biden appears to revel when Republicans boo or jeer him.
—Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revel
Noun
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' offseason spending spree might not be over, but their future salary commitments have risen to nearly half a billion dollars already.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
12 Dec. 2024
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Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 July 2024
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
Verb
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Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who. wellness brain structure & function brain 1 free article left Want More?—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hard to not let the optimism slowly creep back in… Time to binge some Cooper Flagg highlights M Matt C. · 8h 58m ago Quickley has played 9 games and has had 12 injuries.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the deep dive into the genre-hopping performances from Billy Preston, the late-night sketch comedy show's first musical guest in 1975, to current pop sensations including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo, is a romp.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 21-point gap is the largest margin of victory at Illinois since Penn State cruised to a 74-52 romp on Feb. 11, 2018.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Those experiencing diarrhea from such an illness are encouraged to drink plenty of water to help prevent dehydration.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Their deaths came just a few months after six tourists — including an American man — died in Laos in November 2024 after drinking alcohol that authorities suspected was tainted with methanol.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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As Shadow the Hedgehog, malice; as Neo and John Wick, dread; as Johnny Utah, woe; as Ted Logan, frolic — and now, as an anthropomorphic representation of Lumon, Keanu Reeves veers into the buoyantly propagandistic.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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There’s no shortage of fun things to do outside in Chicago during the chilly months, however there’s one activity that will prove to be super exciting for a date night, family adventure, or a friends’ frolic in the city.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Revel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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