as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors
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Recent Examples of convivial
Entertainment and Dining The Living Room on the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Luminara provides a daytime respite with light fare and convivial atmosphere, transforming into a lively night scene with live music and cocktails, returning to a coffee bar the next morning.
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Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Margulies and Gallagher are a convivial match, and fare best in the show’s more dramatic scenes.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
But making that feel like a fun, engaging, convivial, totally not scary experience.
—Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
The atmosphere is convivial, but also candid and informative, with appearances by names like Ralph Nader, Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale and comedian George Carlin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
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Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Margulies and Gallagher are a convivial match, and fare best in the show’s more dramatic scenes.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
But making that feel like a fun, engaging, convivial, totally not scary experience.
—Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
The atmosphere is convivial, but also candid and informative, with appearances by names like Ralph Nader, Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale and comedian George Carlin.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convivial
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Suitable for Exploring Complex or Sensitive Topics When dealing with subjects like mental health, family dynamics, or social justice issues, numbers might not tell the full story.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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One reason some people may turn to alcohol is because it’s perceived as a social lubricant.Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The House Ethics Committee has decided not to open an investigation into outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who was detained in November for public intoxication while traveling through Dulles International Airport.Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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What To Know Several critics compared Fetterman to outgoing Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party after criticizing its leadership.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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With just three tables indoors and two outdoors, there is no place more cozy or hospitable to indulge in manti, Turkey’s beloved dumplings.Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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California’s tax incentive program is cited as the main culprit for driving creators outside of the city to more hospitable locations like Georgia and New York, as well as Australia and European locations like London.Kristen Lopez, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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For a while, the team sits together in the truck, watching in companionable silence as the lumbering giants disappear, one by one, into the trees.Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time.Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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In a statement, City Manager Brian Saeki declined to comment on the litigation but described the promenade as the centerpiece of a decades-long effort to support local businesses and make the Uptown area more pedestrian friendly.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Convivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convivial. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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