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noun

ˈpär-tē How to pronounce party (audio)
Definition of partynext
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as in event
a social gathering we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year

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as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision

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as in team
a group of people working together on a task a search party

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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill

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as in participant
one who takes part in something a party to the agreement

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as in person
a member of the human race my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him

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party

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verb

as in to revel

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Recent Examples of party
Noun
On arrival, our driver was directed towards the drop-off point about half a mile away that would have left a couple of the party struggling to complete the walk. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Bad timing notwithstanding, Robert’s party at Susan’s house is pretty tasteful. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
The couple and their guests are expected to party into the wee hours of July 4 morning at the fabled arena. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026 Nobody opens their arms to welcome strangers the way Denver soccer fans do, and the Scots aren’t the only ones who know how to party. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for party
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party
  1. event
  2. faction
  3. team
  4. group
  5. participant
  6. person
  7. revel
  8. bash
Noun
  • Hundreds of people with stereo systems, disco balls, tents, kegs and mattresses left huge amounts of trash, set off fireworks and used Tunitas Creek Beach as a bathroom during all-night events.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This week, Cuba commemorated Castro with events including the International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts and gatherings of delegates from leftist organizations across the continent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of event
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  • Jones represents Deacon Charles McClendon and the faction of the church that filed a lawsuit last week seeking the widow's removal as interim pastor.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While there is some dispute about which faction fired first, Bigelow and Maloney both fell during the shootout.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of faction
Noun
  • Training camp has already offered clues, considering Epps has played the preponderance of first-team snaps in nickel.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Collaborating with Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, the team has developed high-definition panels combined with physical characters.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of team
Noun
  • Brazilians lead the way in seven different age groups, from Philippe Coutinho at 16 all the way to Neymar aged 31.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The group of officers included at least two plainclothes officers wearing bulletproof vests, who arrived in an unmarked car shortly before the shooting.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • Mahomes was cleared to be a full participant for training camp practices in late July — barely more than seven months removed from surgery.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • People across levels of an organization become participants rather than spectators.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of participant
Noun
  • Two people were killed by Russian strikes in Zelenskyy's home city of Kryvyi Rih, the president wrote, as was one person in the northeastern city of Sumy.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Thirteen employees of a steel factory in Kryvyi Rih were injured and one person died, according to Arcelor Mittal, which operates the plant.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of person
Verb
  • Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Mary Murphy, a young reporter from Queens, had been at Shea that night, reveling with her sisters in the upper loge section along the first-base line.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of revel
Noun
  • The rocker reportedly visits the property every summer, throwing a birthday bash every July 26.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Related Stories Hosted by the publication’s copresidents Dea Lawrence and Ramin Setoodeh (also Variety’s co-editor-in-chief), the summer bash was emceed by actor and presenter Mario Lopez and his 12-year-old son Dominic.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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