as in festival
a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something
the town's annual Fourth of July carnival
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Recent Examples of carnival
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Families shouldn’t miss the oldest winter carnival west of the Mississippi.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
Chloe McGowan, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022
The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
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Noun
Here's what to know about the carnival season this year.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Families shouldn’t miss the oldest winter carnival west of the Mississippi.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Whitestown's family-friendly Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. with live music, carnival-style food, a ticketed kid's zone and a fireworks show once the sun goes down.
—Chloe McGowan, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2022
The Queen is also expected to attend the Derby, one of her favorite horse race events, a concert at Buckingham Palace and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, a carnival-style celebration during which many artists, including Ed Sheeran, will perform.
—Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnival
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Troubled indie Western Rust was finally unveiled at the Camerimage cinematography festival in Poland late last year with a sombre world premiere.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dating back to 2014, Neymar was either injured or conveniently suspended when the festival rolled around.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The exhibition features 150 objects spotlighting the historical interactions of Britain with Africa, India and the Caribbean, all of which impacted Guyana where the artist grew up, juxtaposed with artworks by Locke such as carnivalesque figures ‘The Watchers’.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The film’s centerpiece is a chaotic, carnivalesque parade of surrealistic characters marching through Tokyo.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
28 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Vice President Mike Pence accepted the results as certified by each state, defying Trump and a riotous mob to declare Joe Biden the winner.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
18 Dec. 2024
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While some characters could use some scaling back in terms of their damage output (Hawkeye), the chaotic nature and unlimited potential of so many overpowered characters thrown together at once makes for a riotous experience that’s refreshingly ludicrous.—
Echo Apsey,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2024
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With the move, Sewell joined Trump and his wife, Melania, in promoting digital currency coins in recent days, as the nation’s eyes have been focused on the festivities in Washington.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,Christina Wilkie,Annie Nova,Brian Evans,Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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The annual festivities in China end on the first full moon of the year, with the celebration of the Lantern Festival, which is held on day 15 of the first month of the lunar calendar.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Especially for Pirates in the Caribbean night, when everybody – kids and adults – pull something out of Jack Sparrow’s closet for dinner, a raucous parrhty on Deck 10 and Magic Kingdom-caliber fireworks – the only fireworks display, we are reminded by the cruise director, by a cruise line at sea.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Posey, in particular, described the possibility of Sasaki pitching for the Giants in the playoffs in front of a raucous Oracle Park.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Over the next decade the Leon family expanded and the kids moved out and away, yet food continued to anchor them in their many boisterous reunions.—
Elyse Inamine,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s an over-the-top and overdressed fish out of water (me), a raffish Englishmen homesick for Great Britain (my husband Aidan, who will be mortified to read any of this), and an ensemble of quirky characters.—
Mosha Lundström Halbert,
Vogue,
20 Dec. 2024
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The sun was setting, leaving a band of neon orange clinging to the horizon; around us, raffish cliques sipped esoteric cocktails, shared platters of roast chicken, flitted between languages, and seemed, to my eyes, immune to worldly stress.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2024
Adjective
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Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern and Jackie Earle Haley co-star as Dave’s rowdy buddies.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The goal gave the Penguins a 5-2 lead and set off a rowdy celebration.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Carnival.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnival. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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