party animal

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Recent Examples of party animal Release your inner party animal with capris in a fun, sheer leopard print, perfect for a girls' night out. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte (Enyi Okoronkwo) is promoted to chief fellow party animal and tempter, showing up at Mozart’s door draped in women. Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 When Charlie accidentally concusses himself and forgets their whole night together, Nora enlists the help of best friend and party animal Hailey to painstakingly recreate the same bash, beat by unhinged beat, to win him over again. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026 As the team toasted his 900th career win as a major-league manager, Counsell downed the bitter-tasting liqueur, a celebratory gesture for someone who’s not exactly known as a party animal. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for party animal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party animal
Noun
  • Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.
    Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In just six episodes (early seasons were shorter), Widdicombe managed to run the gamut from successful watermelon binger to wheelbarrow tea brewer.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • What celebrants are celebrating, exactly, is diverse and personal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The downtown streets were filled with weekend visitors, most under forty, as well as wedding goers and Pride celebrants.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Brown remembered that Sarah Parsley, the octogenarian matriarch of the family, greeted partygoers from a wheelchair, assisted by a Black nurse.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • As a result, partygoers should acknowledge your healths with enthusiasm.
    Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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“Party animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20animal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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