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Recent Examples of birl
There was sea salt in the air, and sleepless seagulls were birling in the darkness overhead.
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Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birl
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One night, at a house party, John and I ended up in the back yard, drinking beer.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Younger consumers are drinking more deliberately, agreed Caroline Begley, vice president of marketing for Pernod Ricard USA in New York City.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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But that doesn’t add much beyond three crusty Báthory ancestors carousing drunkenly in their coffins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Our friends converted their 400-person reception hall wedding into a spirited dance party at their home, with small groups of well-wishers, each small enough to fit into their bomb shelter, taking turns reveling.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The team is set to revel at E11EVEN MIAMI nightclub later in the night.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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While the details of the threat facing humanity are new to this story, moviegoers are used to bingeing on popcorn while watching a heroic quest to save the Earth from certain doom.—
Scott Solomon,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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In 1945, Claire and Frank finally take a real honeymoon in Inverness, where Claire basically binges info on Scottish Highlander history and the Battle of Culloden thanks to Frank nerding out.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of his sons, Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman), though hardly old enough to be in long pants, wears shining armor, while the other son, Hal (Timothée Chalamet), is a slouch who wastes his life in roistering.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2019
Verb
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Some speculate that wassailing predates Christianity in the region; others note its association with the Christian holiday of Twelfth Night.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
24 Dec. 2025
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In addition to the live music in Caldwell Hall, there's also an opportunity to join an English tradition: wassailing around the apple tree, a ritual to inspire a bountiful harvest in the year ahead.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Birl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birl. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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