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wassailing

verb

present participle of wassail

as in drinking

to take part in drunken revelry the knights feasted and wassailed for three days after the battlefield victory

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Haymitch has a supporting role in the original franchise, appearing as the disillusioned, hard-drinking mentor of Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Doe had been drinking before arriving at the fraternity house to meet a friend, according to the civil lawsuit.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

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The inviting throw is ideal for curling up under while binging Halloween movies or hunkering down on football Sundays, and adds a fun fall feel to your space that can easily transition into winter decorating.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
The shows also serve to eat up time during dayside hours when consumers may not be interested in binging a drama series or original movie.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

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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
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

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