ˌfest
as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
a country music fest
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Recent Examples of fest
Spring and Fall Pecan Street Festival The biannual Pecan Street Festival, one of the largest and longest-running music and arts fests in the nation, is back with live tunes, local artisans and food vendors.
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Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
The Midwest's best winter fests include big-city ice-carving competitions as well as cozy small-town gatherings.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
The popular fest that draws guests from far and wide will be bigger than ever with new features to captivate those attend, said event planner Lauren Willard-Ferguson.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
The first phase roll out for Le Pacte underscores the sales punch of a select number of breakout dramas from exciting talent scoring big prizes at big fests.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
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Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
The Midwest's best winter fests include big-city ice-carving competitions as well as cozy small-town gatherings.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
The popular fest that draws guests from far and wide will be bigger than ever with new features to captivate those attend, said event planner Lauren Willard-Ferguson.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
The first phase roll out for Le Pacte underscores the sales punch of a select number of breakout dramas from exciting talent scoring big prizes at big fests.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fest
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Savannah College of Art and Design welcomed a cavalcade of stars to Atlanta for the 2026 SCAD TVfest — and Entertainment Weekly has exclusive photos of the celebrities at the annual festival.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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The film premiered at the Munich Film Festival, winning the FIPRESCI Prize and the German Cinema New Talent Award, before hitting the international film festival circuit.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny (and Vogue’s fashionable December digital cover star) took the stage at the 2026 Super Bowl—and brought his celebrity friends along for the celebration.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LX served as a robust celebration of culture that brimmed with symbolism and celebrity cameos.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Fest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fest. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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