as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
in Finland, Midsummer Day ushers in a nationwide revel as the Finns celebrate the endless hours of sunlight with bonfires and parties
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Recent Examples of revels
Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
The historic Paulaner brewery hosts three weeks of rowdy revels, kicking off on March 6.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revels
Noun
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This is also the kind of transit that inspires spontaneous wellness kicks, organization sprees or maybe even a standing desk purchase.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Sam knows the shame Hally has suffered from his father’s drunken sprees.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For live coverage of Saturday’s festivities, click here.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The furor has dampened the festivities of the normally high-camp, joyful, gaudy extravaganza, in which acts representing different, mostly European countries each perform a song, competing to be crowned the winner after a public and jury vote.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Verb
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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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There are few things more luxurious than a handsome couch or chair, but there’s no need to forgo the Netflix binges with a bowl of buttery popcorn or make the kids sit on the floor.—
Michael Y. Park,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That just reminded me of who else comes over and drinks with me.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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But beyond water and alcohol, Finland absolutely has non-alcoholic sauna drinks too, a lot of saunaing is obviously done without a drop of alcohol.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kelly’s debut romps with the animal, real and imagined, exploring love and wounding through the animal-nature of our feelings, the precarious past and present of our human lives.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His movies are goofs, larks, stunts, knowingly arch bizarro-world riffs.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Some of us are unambiguous morning larks.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Revels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revels. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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