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plural of carouse
as in drunks
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing

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carouses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of carouse
as in drinks
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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  • The first mistake is lavish office spaces, premature hiring sprees and inventory mismanagement that leave your budget gasping for air, Aberra says, adding that 82% of startups that fail blame poor cash flow management.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • After the ghettos were liquidated, Polish forces continued their killing sprees through the third phase, searching throughout the country for Jews who may have escaped, according to Grabowski.
    Zev Stub, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Carouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouses. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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