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revelry

[rev-uhl-ree] / ˈrɛv əl ri /


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A new collection of Eve Babitz’s largely unsent correspondence, “Too L.A.,” resurrects the cult writer’s singular voice — and revelry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The ships are small, designed less for onboard revelry than for shuttling passengers from one port to another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Paris prepared a hero's welcome for Paris Saint-Germain players who won their second consecutive Champions League title with celebrations planned in the capital under heavy security after a night of revelry marred by unrest.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

Health officials covered in protective gear are seen disembarking the ship and plush lounges, usually a place for relaxation or late-night revelry, sit deserted.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

But Perseus had Hermes with him, so that the road lay open to him, and he reached that host of happy people who are always banqueting and holding joyful revelry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Nothing stops a virus or contagious bacteria is its tracks like keeping isolated — even if it means missing out on holiday revelries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024

Puritan efforts to crack down on Christmas revelries in England before 1620 had little impact.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2020

The coronavirus may have silenced traditional revelries for the Fourth of July, but officials and others still aim to celebrate the country’s birthday using creativity, technology and safety.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2020

When the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, the revelries reached such a Dionysian pitch that the city suffered a bit of a PR black eye.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018

Imagination, like a fire-plumed steed, preened for revelries, soared to the stars, and roamed unbridled through the boundless deep of space.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Joost van den Vondel


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