roister

as in to carouse
to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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Recent Examples of roister One of his sons, Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman), though hardly old enough to be in long pants, wears shining armor, while the other son, Hal (Timothée Chalamet), is a slouch who wastes his life in roistering. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019
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  • Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
  • 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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  • As an autoimmune disease, its symptoms are believed to get worse with inflammation, which means treatment can involve changing what individuals eat and drink.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • From the most affordable options to special-occasion restaurants worth planning ahead for, here’s how to eat and drink your way through the 2024 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • But historically Black colleges and universities have reason to revel, as some have seen record increases.
    Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Long after the stadium had cleared out, her fans could still be heard reveling outside on the concourse.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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  • And even though fans will have to wait until next year to binge new episodes, a new photo of Jenna Ortega as the titular teen was released below.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The purge cycle involves over-exercising to purge excess calories consumed while binging.
    Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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  • There was sea salt in the air, and sleepless seagulls were birling in the darkness overhead.
    Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
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  • This drink was often used as part of wassailing in England.
    BHG Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • Reisinger's Apple Country, located in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, also has a wassailing event on the horizon.
    Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2018

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“Roister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roister. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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