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or soirée
as in supper
a formal social gathering that is usually at night
They attended a fashionable soiree at a fancy hotel.
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Recent Examples of soiree
Earlier this weekend, it was widely reported that Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy performed at the president-elect’s Crypto Ball pre-inaugural soiree in Washington, D.C., at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Friday (Jan. 17).
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2025
At the December soiree, Harris’s key allies bandied about her options informally.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning looked oh-so-chic while at the Disney afterparty and Zoe Saldaña was spotted with her new trophy while at Netflix's soiree.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Not unlike the entertainment industry, the after-parties and evening soirees are where much of the action is.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2025
At the December soiree, Harris’s key allies bandied about her options informally.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning looked oh-so-chic while at the Disney afterparty and Zoe Saldaña was spotted with her new trophy while at Netflix's soiree.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Not unlike the entertainment industry, the after-parties and evening soirees are where much of the action is.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soiree
Noun
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There's a reason this chicken supper has graced Southern dinner tables for decades.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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This easy chicken sheet-pan supper brings bold flavors with minimal fuss.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The developer backed away after getting a chilly reception from Chesterton’s Advisory Plan Commission in November 2022.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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But Ahsoka had a mixed reception and Filoni is seen by some in the industry as being too far from a manager or corporate boss type (which isn’t an insult).—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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The International Concours of Elegance (I.C.E.) in St. Moritz is a big-ticket event attracts some of the most beautiful and rarest cars in the world to a frozen Lake St. Moritz, and the Trident used the opportunity for its unveiling.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Most events—about six out of every 10—had at least some seats selling below face value, with a third of tickets sold within a month of the game going for below the original price.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Xi met them at a symposium for private sector enterprises on Monday held at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, reported the official Xinhua News Agency, and delivered a speech after listening to the entrepreneurs.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2025
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Liang Wenfeng is set to join President Xi Jinping, the Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and others for a symposium as soon as next week, according to Bloomberg.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who turned 83 on Thursday, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Polls for the upcoming election on Sunday, and the AfD’s success in regional elections last year, show the party has transformed from regional to national force.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Norah is sitting on a chair while her sister looks up to her and dances to the song.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Another venerable Caribbean Carnival tradition is the breakfast party, which on paper sounds like bona-fide madness: wake up in the middle of the night, go to a nice venue, drink and dance until the sun rises, eat a gluttonous drunken breakfast, then return home to get back in bed and knock out.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Per Variety, key moments from An Offer from a Gentleman, such as the masquerade ball and a pivotal lakeside scene, will be central to the season's storyline.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The show first hinted at Sophie’s arrival in the Season 3 finale, when Eloise mentioned her mother Violet’s forthcoming masquerade ball.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
14 Feb. 2025
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There's a music section with a piano, a makeshift hair salon, and plenty of books about influential Black history-makers.—
Kassidy Arena,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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Knowles, who is also the company’s vice chairwoman, once owned a hair salon.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Soiree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soiree. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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