as in spree
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 revel
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
These chocolate, nut, and oat revel bars are an all-time favorite of many on the Better Homes & Gardens staff.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2024
The sandal renaissance has continued to grow with the recent 2025 spring menswear shows offering up even more brands featuring foot reveling styles, sure make an impact on buyers’ bottom lines for next year.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 2 July 2024
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Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and friends will raise their third Lombardi Trophy in five years and revel with Chiefs fans in the wake of Sunday’s 25-22 overtime victory over the 49ers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
These chocolate, nut, and oat revel bars are an all-time favorite of many on the Better Homes & Gardens staff.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
Verb
The winner will be reveled with the 2024 Emmys air Sept. 15 on ABC.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2024
The sandal renaissance has continued to grow with the recent 2025 spring menswear shows offering up even more brands featuring foot reveling styles, sure make an impact on buyers’ bottom lines for next year.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 2 July 2024
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Amid the big selling spree, Berkshire’s cash hoard reached $325.2 billion in the third quarter, an all-time high for the conglomerate.Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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In a 4-3 decision issued Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 60-year prison sentence for a man who went on a two-month kidnapping and robbery spree in Hamilton County.Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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While more of a household name in Great Britain, Wakeman’s ethereal-sorcerer persona onstage was matched in his heyday for barroom carousing and insolvency.Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Befitting the times, the album sessions were reportedly carousing affairs.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.Celia Wren, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
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Once thought to be bipedal, hadrosaurs are now believed to have walked on all fours, though some species may have taken the occasional awkward two-legged gambol.Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
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So when will fans be able to binge the rest of the series (and learn what really happened in that final scene)?Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Those mega viewership numbers were likely fueled by audiences binging their way through the series and, though there’s been a decline in viewership, this week’s performance indicates that a significant number of people are still finding their way to the series.Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
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This fun Christmas crashing romp will either end in disaster or two happily-ever-afters!EW.com, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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More than 20 years after making her screen debut in Camp, a beloved romp about the universal experience of being a theater kid, Anna Kendrick is unpacking the sexism of Hollywood through the true-crime genre with her directorial debut.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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Madrid: Bar And Restaurant Mecca This year’s glitzy gala was held in Madrid–a city famed for its exciting food and drink culture and superb nightlife–bringing bartenders, cocktail aficionados and drinks media in their thousands to the Spanish capital.Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ten times as many people, meanwhile, reported drinking alcohol daily or almost daily.Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just one day before spirits celebrate a night of frolic on Halloween, The View has once again proven itself to be our planet's foremost breeding ground for noises emanating from another realm (either that or, as Joy Behar observed, an audience member falling off-camera).EW.com, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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All those dogs with no sanctioned place to bark and hump and frolic and fight.Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Revel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revel. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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