festive
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That November evening at the opera house, Huang was in a festive mood.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Artists will be painting in some of the gardens, and if you wear a festive garden party hat, you’ll be entered in the club’s hat contest.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
It is also a festive period during which Iranians meet family and friends to try to forget the difficulties of everyday life, especially the high cost of living.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
"New year health goals also sent many of us who overindulged during the festive period on the hunt for sports supplements as we pushed our bodies back into exercise mode."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
By that night, when we came to the wake, the house looked festive, decorated with flowers and candles.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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