as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
the town's annual Fourth of July carnival
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Recent Examples of carnival
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
The Fourth of July is the classic fireworks night, but your town might launch them at a fair or carnival to extend the celebration.
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Holly Lebowitz Rossi,
Parents,
2 July 2026
Chloe McGowan,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 June 2022
The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform.
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Monique Jessen,
PEOPLE.com,
12 May 2022
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Noun
Relive the fun of a carnival with this cotton candy that uses a combination of vegetable juice, turmeric, and annatto (from the seeds of the achiote tree) to naturally create its vibrant pink color.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
The Fourth of July is the classic fireworks night, but your town might launch them at a fair or carnival to extend the celebration.
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Holly Lebowitz Rossi,
Parents,
2 July 2026
Adjective
Whitestown's family-friendly Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. with live music, carnival-style food, a ticketed kid's zone and a fireworks show once the sun goes down.
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Chloe McGowan,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 June 2022
The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform.
—
Monique Jessen,
PEOPLE.com,
12 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnival
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The Stoned Climbers festival, which took place last week in the Zhytomyr region, is Ukraine’s biggest outdoors event combining climbing and live music.
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More than 250 creators showed up across official festival programming this year, the most in Cannes Lions history.
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In Trinidad, which has a sizable population of Indian-origin immigrants, there is a local carnivalesque form of the holiday called Hosay.
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The atmosphere, for a while, was carnivalesque.
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According to The New York Times, Swift and Kelce's plans allegedly include a smaller gathering of about 100 people on July 2, as well as a larger celebration with around 1,000 guests on July 3.
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All of which sent the sellout crowd into jubilant celebrations, some jumping, others breaking out World Cup chants.
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The joyous if relatively restrained gathering was the culmination of the riotous nationwide celebrations that had broken out on the evening of April 12, when the results of the parliamentary elections came in.
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Guns is an actor and writer, known for her razor-sharp observations and riotous voice.
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The wedding festivities for Swift and Kelce began on Thursday, July 2, with guests seen arriving at MSG, the Knicks' home arena, for what is believed to be a rehearsal dinner.
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But when her big bro Sherlock (Henry Cavill) goes missing during the festivities, Enola pauses getting hitched to find him and also unearth a military cover-up.
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Because whatever deficiencies this squad might have, it’s backed by a massive, raucous army.
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Yesterday, on a raucous Centre Court, Maya Joint formally announced herself.
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On July 8, Hancock read the text to a large and boisterous crowd in Philadelphia.
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My family had a boisterous rescue dog, who was full-grown but often acted like a puppy.
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And then there's a top-of-his-game Chevy Chase as a devil-may-care golfer and Bill Murray as a raffish groundskeeper.
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Kids join academies as raffish improvisors, little bundles of wild ideas and schemes.
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“Carnival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnival. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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