Thesaurus results for HOOTENANNIES

hootenannies

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plural of hootenanny

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Young Hindoyan was particularly captivated by Jascha Heifetz’s violin sound and by the codas in every first movement of Bruckner’s symphonies.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
For more than a half-century, the multivenue complex has featured world-class symphonies, operas, dance and theater performances, along with education programs.

— E. Andrew Taylor, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of symphonies

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In 1973, Dale and Alonzo launched Brockman Gallery Productions, a nonprofit that produced outdoor exhibitions, film festivals and community classes.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The company subsequently expanded into producing projects by other filmmakers, building relationships through international festivals, distribution and co-production partnerships.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of festivals

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Ariel’s reaction to King Triton blowing up all her thingamabobs is understandable.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.

— Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of thingamabobs

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There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 May 2026
Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.

— Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of doohickeys

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Additionally, emergency protocols were drafted to require AV companies to give local police and fire departments physical override access or emergency remote shut-off mechanisms.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Voters pointed to her role as the top appropriator in Congress, overseeing the key funding mechanisms that Mainers say gives them a crucial voice in Washington.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of mechanisms

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However, a medical case report published this week offers a new and alarming way our digital doodads may cause physical harm.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
In many ways, these doodads seem like an offshoot of the ongoing craze for NeeDoh squish toys, which likewise offer the comforts of the stress ball and vital early lessons in consumerism.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of doodads

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