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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
The parties have met twice since and still have not settled on how existing treaties should govern the technique. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Many hosts ask for the same thing just to get the party started. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
The two of them party hard enough and often enough that local police officer Montgomery (Missi Pyle) knows them by name; when some particularly irresponsible carousing crosses a line, however, they’re slapped with a community service sentence. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026 There are the obvious unknowns endemic to a search — Do the neighbors party late? — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 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
  • YouTube Europe boss Pedro Pina, a fixture at these events, reminded producers that the platform won’t take work away from them by entering the production game.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Her cousin, played by Azam Quadri, turns up without warning after 15 years away, and his visit brings back the events that once split the family.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of event
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  • According to officials, a faction of the protesters released smoke bombs and firecrackers, and overturned tables and chairs in public areas.
    — Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Lebanon was polarized between pro-West groups and others that supported Palestinian factions and Egyptian leader Gamal Abdul-Nasser.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of faction
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  • Tippett’s team animated physical puppets, while ILM handled compositing and digital fire, smoke and explosions.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • After confirming that the line from Exeter that ran through the village of Starcross didn’t open until the end of May, 1846, Cade and his team turned to the schedule for additional clues.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of team
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  • The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • Unlike traditional sports betting, prediction markets function more like exchanges, with participants taking positions against one another rather than against a house.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In a 2020 interview with the local news station KTVZ, Nickerson identified the boy, then 10, as a participant in a special needs program run by the school district.
    — HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of participant
Noun
  • Each of those raises the odds that a young person ends up in trouble, whatever the color of his skin.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Siluanov was in the meeting, according to a person familiar with the matter.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of person
Verb
  • The video sweeps around a reveling fiefdom, showing everyone from peasants to dukes partying and getting it on.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Navarrete reveled with one woman over her husband’s release from a detention facility.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of revel
Noun
  • Gone are the beer bashes, the thrill of invention and any hint that Zuckerberg lusted for something — women, attention, clout — other than a quarterly earnings report.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The bash, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, is scheduled for March 11 at the Ebell theater in Los Angeles in its traditional evening spot three days before the Academy Awards.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Party.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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