: an informal or semiformal party or gathering at which cocktails are served
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For frequent cocktail party hosts, dual kitchen layouts—a front show space with a wet bar and a back prep kitchen with all the necessary appliances for cookery—are becoming more common.—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2025 Instead, this photo was taken at a cocktail party and dinner that the Academy threw on February 25 at the Academy Museum.—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 The star added a pair of pointed-toe black pumps.
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Katie Holmes attended the Michael Kors cocktail party in a simple-yet-chic black column dress and black overcoat draped over her shoulders.—Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025 State of play — MISSING MAYOR: As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana.—Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cocktail party
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